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Design your first segmented project in 5 minutes with the Segmented Project Planner. Plus free plans, hints/tips, wood costs and more. |
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792 Phillips Road || Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-5019 || Phone: (805) 489-5309 Email: bkandler@segmentedturning.com |
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If I can help you in your segmented project, please send an email or call me. I’ll do my best to help. You’ll find a link to my email and my telephone number close to the top of nearly every page of this site.
In the pages described below, I try to give you ideas and assistance in developing segmented projects for the wood lathe. I invite you to investigate them thoroughly. If you're not quite sure you want to try segmented turning, click here to see why it's so popular.
| Software: Learn all about the Segmented Project Planner. It's the most comprehensive tool available for designing segmented vessels, platters, bowls, etc. | Plans: Use these free sample plan sheets to make your own turnings. | Wood Costs: Look at some representative costs of woods from several sources. I encourage you to let me know of other competitive sources you find. |
| Gallery: Take a look at samples of some of my projects. Perhaps they will inspire you in your design efforts. | User Projects: Take a look at some of the projects created by users of the Segmented Project Planner. There's a cross-section here that spans from very simple designs to the work of professional turners. | Hints: Discover helpful items for segmented object design and construction that work for me. |
| What's Up: Several projects where you can follow along as I design, construct, turn, and do the finishing work. | Resource Index/Links: For several topics relevent to segmented turning specifically, and woodturning in general, I've collected links that should help you find what you need or give you inspiration for your own project designs. | DVD: This 2 hour video takes you through all the steps needed for a successful segmented turning project. Includes design, wood selection/preparation, segment cutting, ring gluing, flattening, mounting on the lathe, turning, sanding, and finishing. |
| Book: 189 pages and it's packed with color pictures to show you all the processes used in creating segmented projects. Also includes a large section on design element ideas for you to use in your projects. |
Kits: I've teamed up with 
to provide you with segmented kits that take the tedious work out of making segmented projects. You do the final
assembly and turning; the fun part! |
Site Map: Look here to get an overall idea of the content of this site. |
Good Turning!
