I have been playing with triangles lately.
The cut out show the design I am headed toward.
Lots of rubber bands and 3 color triangles.
this is a single generation glue up , so needless to say lots of clamps and special glue up jigs are a must , but they are easy to come by and the jigs easy to make.











After playing with them for a while I have decided on two forms. A cutting board and a vase.
the upper 6 will be developed into a vase using stay construction and the lower as seen below.












These are in glue up now so in a couple of weeks they should be close to finished and on the blog.

If you are free on Feb 28 or March 7th would love to meet you.

Steve

Here is some fruit from the multi generational tree.
This one was an experiment with half step 15 degree fallowed by a peak to troft cut.
all in all , 3 generations and very simple glue ups.
then we use a stay construction to make it into a Vase.
Walnut and birch with mahogany balance rings.
Steve

What the hek????

OK, here is one of the funkiest pieces I have ever made.
It is a gyroscopic segmented piece with a solid rosewood interior with magnets pushing against each other and teflon gaskets on brass rods to make frictionless bearings. It also is segmented in a continuous loop, meaning the rings of segments are not rings but a long coil of segments like the threads of a screw. If you can get this thing moving fast enough you can actually become younger and grow hair.

I will be in Gilford at the public Library on Feb 28 presenting and some of my work is on display there until then.
On the 28th my stuff will be moving to the Sandown library where it will be on display until March 7th when I will be doing a presentation there.
Hope you can come by and join us for any or all and thanks for your support
Steve

Hey there folks
We have been developing the Multi Generation lamination concept in the shop and here are some pics to bring you up to speed without 1000 words per picture.

First you make a stick, preferably a pretty stick like the one above.
For now it is important you have a uniform pattern in the coloration and dimensions of each piece.
Above you see Maple with Satine, or what is also commonly called 'bloodwood' and a center of Ebony as a highlight kicker.
This is the first generation of this multi generational piece or the first lamination or glue up. As you will see each consecutive glue up gives birth to a new pattern or design.


Above we see the beginning of the second generation with the formation of what are called 'chevrons'. Chevrons are the 'Sargent stripes' design , created with a 15 degree cut and a flip of the wood.


Now we are getting somewhere.
With the zig zag 2nd generation we can begin to lay out where the cuts will be to form the 3rd generation. I have chosen peek to troft and drawn in with pencil. Above you can see the paper mach up which is a must. I wall ways first make it with paper before cutting wood.




Now we begin to see the design on wood of the 3rd generation laminated design.
And this is where we end.
Why?
Well, what it becomes from here is the real fun.
I could place 22 degree cuts and with 'stay' or vertical construction make a kickin vase. This is also a a great pattern for a lazy Susan and or cutting board.
There are just so many things you can do from here, it is endless and that is one of the many reasons I like the multi generational lamination concept. The variables are endless, the potential artistic expression is without measure. Every mistake leads you to a new design with its own applications.
So have fun with it and send me a pic of what you create.
Steve