How many pieces in a segment?

[Tom Winship]

I am building an accent ring for a 12 segment bowl. Using the attached picture, each AR segment is 7 high with the middle 5 being 3 pieces of wood apiece. So would the total be 15 + 2, or 17 per segment x 12 equals 194?

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[Thom Sturgill]

My calculator says 204

[Mike Tilley]

I agree with Thom at 204 Now Tom show us the finished product we will be waiting

[Tom Winship]

You guys are correct. My bad. The question was around the fact that each segment actually comes from a triangle and 2 end pieces. These are then ripped and rearranged into the 5 middle pieces, then a single border above and below. So is the segment 5 pieces (the original 3 plus top and bottom) or 17. I vote for the 17.

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[Thom Sturgill]

Ah, I see. So is it:

3 (triangle) + 5 (slices) + 2 (caps) = 10 or

5 x 3 + 2 = 17?

I go with 17, thats what the finished piece shows, it does not matter how you got there.

[John Beaver]

Tom, I think I understand the question. Since I assume you will be using solid blocks above and below (rings of 12) that will bridge the joint, then I think labeling each stack as 1 segment of 17 pieces makes sense. You still get to account for each piece when calculating the total, so 204 for this ring.