@tig said:

Good luck...
Here is an alternative where alternate rows of wedges are offset by 15 degrees giving a brick-bond effect. This is stronger that the original version shown. To achieve this I simply made a unique copy of the bowl component [context-menu] then edited it, viewed it from the Front with Perspective OFF and used Select with a right>left thin fence passing through alternate rows, +Ctrl [to add to the selection] - then Rotate about the origin and enter 15 to make them 'offset'...

Good Morning,

The off set row design is typically how such a project is built.

I should have been clear from the beginning, many of the terms and procedures you've so graciously described are so new to me that even attempting to follow step by step directions will be very difficult. Tutorials have been my main source of study and I feel the easiest to learn from.

I'll continue to watch every tutorial I find and practice, practice and practice.

I've saved all the instruction you've written, once I've become better acquainted with the program and it's basic functions I'll be better able to reproduce these procedures.

Thanks again for your time and help.

Tim

WOW ... Thank you very much for the time you've spent to help me here, there is a steep learning curve here for me and I suspect working through your instructions will be a challenge. I'm going to work with it right away and see how I do.

Tim

@gaieus said:

Hi Tim and welcome,

My native language is not English. Would something like this be called "woodturning"?

Good Morning Gaieus,

It is in fact, what you've shown is called spindle turning. Typically spindle turning is used for chair and table legs.

I specifically enjoy making "Segmented Bowls" this involves a process of cutting wood into specific sizes segments which when glued together form a ring, the rings are stacked and glued together which roughly forms the bowl or vessel being built. The final shaping and finishing are done on the lathe.

This link http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22170/sketchup-and-the-lathe
suggests what I want to become proficient at, however, as an absolute beginner with SketchUp I haven't yet been able to follow the steps and design a project.

Here is a pic that shows some assembled rings being stacked into a bowl shape.[img][img][img][/img][/img][/img]

Thanks in advance for any and all help offered,

Tim

Hi folks,

My name is Tim.

My interest in SketchUp originated from my Woodturning hobby, later when I get more familiar with the forum I'll try to post an example of what I'm learning to do.

I'll be on the look out for tutorials and discussion regarding simulated wood lathe designs and SketchUp techniques that apply.

Thanks,
Tim