Another segmented sphere

[Randy Rhine]

Here's another segmented sphere. This one is about 7" dia. The woods used are maple, walnut, bloodwood, and yellowheart. The finish is Deft, slightly thinnned. I'm a big fan of waterlox, and usually use it on most of my larger pieces. But on the last sphere, it yellowed the maple more than I liked. The poles are slightly flat. Too make it a true sphere, I would've had to turn the sides down a bit more. And I knew the sections where the rings joined were getting close and I didn't want to chance going through (having done so on a previous one) after so much time invested. Maybe someday I'll have the guts to remount and take a smidge off.

randy

[Mark Pruitt]

Randy, that is awesome. I am truly impressed.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Randy that is a beauty. Excellent work.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Randy......Very very beautiful! Do you use a vacuum chuck?

[Robert McGowen]

I think you were wise to stop when you did. Though the two small bowls you would end up with would be awesome, :D , I think that the sphere is totally cool. Excellent work.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Amazing work Randy!! I have no idea how you made the sphere - which makes me study it even more. Looking forward to your next showing!

[Pete Jordan]

That turned out excellent! The finish really makes it stand out.

[Carroll Courtney]

Randy,for those(such as myself) of use that are new to turning,please take pic's before and after.I can't imagine what it look like before you turned it.I bet it was a nightmare gluning it up.:eek: Fannnntistic!!!!!!!!!!:)

[Jim Becker]

That's an incredibly interesting piece, Randy! Doing a sphere in itself is one of the lesser-traveled paths and adding the segmentation really brings it to the next level. Nice!

[Randy Rhine]

Thanks for the comments. Nope...no vacuum chuck used. Turned between centers, then final turning and sanding between leather cup chucks.

randy



Randy......Very very beautiful! Do you use a vacuum chuck?

[Jonathon Spafford]

Hey that is an awesome piece of work... hope to be that good someday, myself. I don't think anybody could tell that is off round. Is that hollow or solid???

[John Hart]

Wow. I could look at that all day!:)

[john blanchard]

WOW, in my dreams, the more i look at it the more detail i find.

[Andy Hoyt]

Hey, Randy. That's a great looking piece - thanks for sharing it.

The stuff on your website (http://www.randyrhine.com/)is equally cool too.

Really glad you've found us here.

[Chris Barton]

Very impressive work!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Amazing piece Randy. Very nice.

[Randy Rhine]

Hi Jonathan,

It's hollow, although the inside is not turned...just the rough edges of the segments . An advantage to closed forms...no inside turning...unless one is a fanatic about thin walls (I'm not).

randy


Hey that is an awesome piece of work... hope to be that good someday, myself. I don't think anybody could tell that is off round. Is that hollow or solid???

[laurie sullivan]

someday, someday someday........that i can muster from my loose jaw. just beautiful.

laurie

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Truly Beautiful! I'm speechless!!:)