open segment bowl

[malcy]

This open segment bowl is 22cm diameter at the top and 8cm high. It is made from over 2000 pieces of maple, wenge, purple heart, yellow heart, osage orange and bloodwood. Each row has 60 segments at just a little over 2mm thick.

[John D Smith]

 
           Hi Malcy,
                       What a fantastic piece of work the harder I stare at this I see more 3D shapes the patience you must have is beyond my

concentration well done this should go into the AWGB  Gallery on this Forum Moderator please note.

                                                       Regards John

[fuzzyturns]

This is completely nuts, in a good way. I absolutely love this, but from my experience doing segmented work I know that I will never, ever, ever do anything coming even close to that.

[Duncan A]

Holy Moly!
That is seriously impressive; I cannot imagine doing something like that, even after a drop of wine to help my imagining cells. I love the pattern, so much so that I don't think I'd want to put anything in the bowl.
Duncan

[edbanger]

That is one stunning piece of work Malcy 

All the best

Ed

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Very impressive Malcy, well done. All credit to you for even attempting something this complex.

[Les Symonds]

It's mind-boggling in its complexity, in the planning and the execution of the glue-up stage and in the amount of care that you must surely have taken to turn it.....and that's coming from a bloke who doesn't really like segmented work. You've done an amazing job!
Les

[bodrighywood]

I would guess that the planning took as long if not longer than the making of this. I would have no idea where to start and salute your patience, skill etc in making it. Beautiful work.

Pete

[crazylegs]

Wow, I bow down to your patience and attention to detail. A competition piece with a 1st card for sure.

[Schurchy]

Wow !!!, Stunning, impressive, beautiful, inspirational, incredible, pure brilliance, fantastic ........ I'm running out of superlatives. You must be super chuffed with this and I completely agree it should go into the AWGB Gallery. Well done you.

[Bryan Milham]

Malcy,

first thought - you've got too much time on your hands!

What could I add that has not been said, nothing, so I'll just leave this here -  WOW

[GBF]

I dont think I have ever seen anything like it Stunning work.

Regards George

[Paul Hannaby]

This bowl has been chosen as the turning of the month and will be featured on the AWGB website. Well done Malcy, I don't know how you find the time for something like that!

https://www.awgb.co.uk/awgb-turnings/

[John D Smith]

  Congratulations Malcy on your Segmented Master Piece being selected as turning of the Month as I said it should be in my first posting on

this thread but I have now changed my mind it should be tuning of the Year 2017 it's Fantastic.

                                                Regards John

[Paul Hannaby]

  Congratulations Malcy on your Segmented Master Piece being selected as turning of the Month as I said it should be in my first posting on

this thread but I have now changed my mind it should be tuning of the Year 2017 it's Fantastic.

                                                Regards John

There's just no pleasing some people!