Making laminated blanks

[Paul Disdle]

Is there a preferred way of making laminated blanks for ease of turning and safety. To make larger pieces of wood to turn I have been laminated planked wood together. If i need a block 5"x7" made from 1" planked wood,  would i be better gluing  7 blocks 5" square or 5 blocks 7" long. The blank is to be turned between centres if there is a difference between spindle and face plate work.
 Thanks
Paul

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Paul,
       I think the safest thing would be just ensure that the mating faces are properly prepared ie. totally flat and the glue is of good quality. By that I mean do not use a glue that has been frosted or has been hanging around for a while. The number and size of the pieces should be down to what you want to do but probably it is safer to have the least number of joints. However just look at some of the segmented work where there could be 1000's of joints. Grain direction should be looked at too.
Hope this helps
Regards
John BHT