A Greek Key Feature Ring

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In this video I show how I made my Greek Key feature ring for my Greek vase called a Lekythos. It was a challenge. As this was my first attempt at a fairly complicated feature ring I learned a few things. In the end I'm very pleased with the way it came out and it looks good in my vase. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. Thanks for watching
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@AllenOxendine 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. Just retired from being an art teacher for 30 years, I enjoy the geometric designs in your work... Thanks for sharing..

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allen. The Greek Key was a challenge. I want to another one sometime soon to improve on the process. Take care, Steve

@adamquincey4371 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent, looking good so far... Cheers...

@kobiekaasjager4822 5 жыл бұрын

Steve it might be confusing to me but as long as you know what you are doing I am a very happy old lady, who does not know a thing about woodturning. Thank you for explaining every fall into place as you work.

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Kobie - Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. It's much appreciated. Take care, Steve

@andyhailstone8242 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, thank you for sharing much appreciated

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Andy. Take care, Steve

@KelvinARobinson 8 жыл бұрын

Love your work

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+Kelvin Robinson Thank you very much Kelvin. Take care, Steve

@rwr170 7 жыл бұрын

Hey my friend, great project. Thanx for sharing.

@slindsley1951 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching and commenting on my project/video. Take care, Steve

@hermit3400 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing your knowledge! That is very impressive work!

@slindsley1951 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry. It was a challenging but fun project. Take care, Steve

@carolriley8472 3 жыл бұрын

Great design...I love the Greek Key and I have it in my dining room floor.

@slindsley1951 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again. It was a difficult but rewarding project. Take care, Steve

@orelygarcia 8 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation Steve. I will be trying one of these when I get a little better at turning. Beautiful work, thumbs up.

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+OG Timbercraft Glad you liked the video. I appreciate the comments and the support. Take care, Steve

@GordonRock1 8 жыл бұрын

Steve, I admire your patience! That looks like a real patience tester. The results are beautiful so it sure looks like it was worth the labor you put into it. Very well explained with enough detail that I think even I might be able to do it. Congratulations on a wonderful job. Take care, .....Gord

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks much Gord. About halfway through I was asking myself why I started this in the first place. When I finished I realized why. It was a lot of work but worth it in the end. Thanks for watching and as always I appreciate your comments. Take care, Steve.

@JimsonMakes 8 жыл бұрын

Very intricate and beautiful Steve. All the best, Jim.

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+Jimson's Stuff Thank you very much Jim. I appreciate you watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@julianlech8505 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. I will have to make a feature ring like this. It looks fantastic.

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian. It was a lot of work but worth it in the end. Give it a try and I'm sure you'll be successful. Take care, Steve

@lynbren 8 жыл бұрын

Good looking vase. Good job on the explanation as well

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+Lynn Schmidt Thank you very much Lynn. I appreciate you watching and for the comment. Take care, Steve

@conniswilson6717 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos. As a new turner, videos like yours help a lot especially when learning to make feature rings. Thanks

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Connis. I learned to turn watching KZfaq videos and lots of practice. Good luck with your turning. I'm sure you'll find it to be a lot of fun. Take care, Steve

@robowen11 6 жыл бұрын

That Greek Vase is really beautiful and as demo's go that's a 10/10 for me. I don't think you could have made it any clearer. Thank you Steve.

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It was a fun project. I'm thinking of doing another Greek Key project sometime soon. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@RichMcNatt 8 жыл бұрын

Great video Steve. good info!

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+Rich McNatt Rich - Glad you enjoyed my video! Take care, Steve

@frankhiebert492 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Steve and very easy to understand. May just give that a try.

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

Thank Frank! Give it a try! Take care, Steve

@johngray2594 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Steve. It has inspired me to have a go at your Greek Key pattern just as soon as I can clear my other tasks.

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+John Gray Thanks for the comment John. I think if I try it again I'll make the Greek key larger maybe for a bowl or larger vase. There were a lot of small parts in this one which was part of the challenge. Give it a try and I'm sure you'll be successful. Take care, Steve

@donaldearls2496 3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!!

@slindsley1951 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Donald! Take care, Steve

@walshjp17 8 жыл бұрын

Marvelous

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+John Walsh Thanks John! Take care, Steve

@Xyienced 8 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+Xyienced Thank you very much! Take care, Steve

@ronchristensen8254 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@slindsley1951 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Ron. It was a fun project. Take care, Steve

@donfillenworth1721 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I need a bit more experience in order to attempt this. Thanks for sharing.

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Don. I appreciate you watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@MichaelZurcher 6 жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic watch!! I haven't done any segmented turnings yet, but this is something I'd love to try....biggest issue for me is finding the time. Thank you for sharing this technique...your video was really easy to understand and the presentation was great! Happy turning!

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Michael. Segmented turning is a lot of fun but complicated projects are time consuming. Give it a try by making a simple bowl. I'm sure you'll find it enjoyable. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@WhackerJoe 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice demo Steve. It's always great to see the others build their jigs. Holding down the pieces with a top block while cutting to prevent them from flying all over the shop was so simple, yet I never thought of it. Thanks. By the way, I noticed that you did not keep the grain of all the little pieces going in the same direction. I got some terrible results once while not considering the grain - many cracks eventually appeared. Something to be aware of.

@bassinbob1965 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve. I just wanted to tell you thanks for taking your time to make these videos. We all learn so much from you and others like yourself. I think you are an awesome craftsman. Good Luck to you.

@slindsley1951 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Robert. I'm glad you find my videos entertaining. Hopefully you pick up a couple of trips as well. Your comment is very much appreciated. Take care, Steve

@RICKYDENNIS49 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, nicely explained. I have a couple of questions for you. I’m presuming the reason you made each section separately was to have side grain on the outside to turn ?. Have you ever tried gluing the profile in one long block then cross cutting them ? Obviously that means having end grain on the perimeter of the turning. But considering your choices of timber were very tight grained woods. Would it have worked ?. The next question is, did you consider leaving each segment as a block then using the spacer block to take care of the angled corner sections ? I realise the segment would be very narrow and difficult to cut. Is it possible and have you tried it ?. I have turned wood for nearly 40 years now. Only in the past year have I ventured into segmented work. I can’t get enough of it now. All other turnings seem too simple now. Sorry so many questions. I love your work by the way. All the very best, Yours , Ricky

@stewartmcmanus3991 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was wondering, seems a long involved way of doing it.

@randywood4782 7 жыл бұрын

good job

@slindsley1951 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Randy.

@thomaskuzia8125 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, I have my first attempt at a segmented piece in progress right now! I've watched this video 3,4,maybe 5 times and it's finally sinking into my 75 year old brain! If your ears start ringing it's only me calling you #@%$*%&!! LOL Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and talent! Tom

@slindsley1951 4 жыл бұрын

Tom - Good luck with your segmented piece. You picked a tough one to start with but I'm sure you'll be successful. Don't worry about calling me #@%$*%&....I've been called worse. LOL Please let me know if you have any questions. Take care, Steve

@pollystamatopoulos4463 8 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing on this video. I had recently begun planning out a bowl with a Greek Key feature! How many individual keys made up that feature? It looks like you made 15 but used 12. Is that right?

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

You are correct. I made 15 but only used 12. I picked the 12 best for use in the ring and used the other 3 as test pieces to check my set up. I always make a few extra especially if it's something that I've never done before. Good luck with your project. Take care, Steve

@scottysturman 8 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Can't wait to get started. Just wondering, the stock is 1/8 wide, how deep or thick are the pieces? Just guessing they look about 1-1/2". Thank

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

Scott - I apologize for my delay in answering. The pieces were 1 1/4 inches wide. Take care, Steve

@user-jq9re7ky8r 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Steve!I haven't seen your new works for a long time...Can you tell me which breeds you used for the Greek key?Sincerely, Alexander.

@Alhusam 5 жыл бұрын

Great although you did it the hardest way. However, I just was wondering if you could have come up with almost the same result if you made a cube out of these pieces then turned that in a cylindrical shape!

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Hasan - I'm sure that there are other, and probably better, ways to achieve the same result. Thank you for your suggestion and for commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@jamesgoodin905 8 жыл бұрын

Good video! The shot of the feature ring at 23:58 does not look like the final product in the vase, did you further thin it down on the top and bottom of the ring?

@chartle1 5 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I've been looking for firstly I've been trying to research this pattern and didn't know its name. So now I'm figuring out how to super downsize something like this. My current obsession is to downsize full size segmented ring bowl turning for pen blanks. I have a few normal segmented ring pen blanks under my belt but this kind of feature ring is my ultimate goal. Right now working on a plan where the straight inserts are the patterns and the wedges are the spacers. Just figuring if I can do it not with 1/4" wood but 1/16" wood. =:-O ETA: not 1/16" but 2/3 less .0267" going to have to rethink this. :-)

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your project Cliff. When you're successful in downsizing this pattern enough to fit on a pen blank please share a photo. Take care, Steve

@chartle1 5 жыл бұрын

@@slindsley1951 I have since figured it out on paper but haven't made up the rings yet. its similar to a greek key but probably has a different name . its pretty much a just a square wave. But not sure how i can share it in youtube comments.

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Cliff - Feel free to send me an e-mail to slindsley@gmail.com.

@chartle1 5 жыл бұрын

@@slindsley1951 will do I have a box of thin wood shorts that will be here thursday. I have no idea whats in it. I hope i get some good stuff. :-)

@chartle1 5 жыл бұрын

@@slindsley1951 email sent but only a pattern

@shawasahamed4734 8 жыл бұрын

I like to wood design

@stevewoolf2273 6 жыл бұрын

Would someone explain to me the reason for gluing up the rings with two dowels at 180 degrees?

@slindsley1951 6 жыл бұрын

Steve - The half ring method is used to glue up rings where the angles aren't exact and it won't go together in a single glue up. By using the dowels you end up with two half rings that go together perfectly. The joint between the two can then be trued up and the ring glued up with no gaps. If angles are dead on the ring will go together in one glue up with no need to use the dowels and make half rings. Hope that helps. Take care, Steve

@randyjones2101 5 жыл бұрын

How tall are the segments and diamature of the feature ring for the Greek Key vase. I'm going to try it. Any other tips would be a great help. Thanks

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Randy - The ring shown in the video ended up being just over 7/8 inch tall. The largest diameter of the feature ring on the finished piece is 4 inches. I'd guess the ring was about 4.25 inches before I started turning the finished piece. My word of advice would be to make a larger ring and build it into a bowl. If I had it to do over again that's what I would have done. There's a lot of small pieces in this piece and it was difficult keeping it all straight at times. Good luck with your piece. It's a difficult but satisfying project. Take care, Steve

@randyjones2101 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think it would be best to do a bowl first with a larger ring pieces and then tackle a vase. Thanks so much. you do a great job on you videos.

@slindsley1951 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Randy. Good luck with your project. Take care, Steve

@johnashworth4244 7 жыл бұрын

Steve: One question, Why did you build each segment by itself and not just make a sandwich and cut the pieces from the sandwich?

@slindsley1951 7 жыл бұрын

John - That would certainly be possible. There are a lot of glue joints in each piece and I wanted to get a clamp on it before the glue started to set. It would be easy enough to glue up a couple of sub-assemblies and cut them apart when the glue dried. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. Take care, Steve

@jamesgoodin905 8 жыл бұрын

Never mind. Question answered on final video.

@slindsley1951 8 жыл бұрын

+James Goodin No problem James. Glad your question was answered. Take care, Steve

@rodney73991 4 жыл бұрын

I think be cool if make same vase but see inlay greek monster and a hero do battle.

@slindsley1951 4 жыл бұрын

Rodney - That would be cool but beyond my capabilities. Take care, Steve

@owlbear793 8 ай бұрын

Why not use the actual blade, in lieu of the spacer, to cut the pieces to the number of pieces wide? My sled's kerf eventually gets wider than the saw's kerf.