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   desertmaster | May 06, 2008 06:48am | #1

   Bruce,    By "swirls", do you mean chatterwork?

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   malloryjb | May 07, 2008 09:22am | #2

   I don't know what chatterwork is. What I'm talking about is the way you glue up boards so that when you turn them into a spindle they come out like a "barbers pole."

   Bruce

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   desertmaster | May 08, 2008 07:04am | #3

   Bruce,  Wish I could help you;   maybe someone else will be able to.  I will keep an eye on this thread, might can learn something also.      Gary

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   RickL | May 08, 2008 06:23pm | #4

   Spiral sounds like the term.  I think the confusion is in the technique and the tool versus the glue up idea.

   http://legacywoodworking.com/galleryItem.cfm?project=345

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   saschafer | May 08, 2008 07:01pm | #5

   I think the original question is in reference to segmented spiral turning. That is, the spiral is in the pattern of segments of constrasting wood, rather than a physical helix. There are some photos of simple segmented turnings of this kind here: http://www.segmentedturning.com/userwork.htm

   I've seen other, more sophisticated ones, which is what I think the original poster is talking about, but I haven't been able to locate any photos.

   -Steve

    

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   RickL | May 08, 2008 07:56pm | #6

   I thought of the segmented gluing but many times rookies are so off base in their terminology...

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   KiddervilleAcres | May 08, 2008 09:30pm | #7

   Rick,

   On a subsequent post the OP mentioned the look of a barber pole.

   Here's some interesting stock: http://clearcreeklumber.com/pbSpalt.html  May not be what he's talking about though.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   WillGeorge | May 10, 2008 12:59pm | #8

   Not sure if you can see this but try

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/dtSearch/searchResults.aspx?page=1&query=Spiral+turning&index=All+FineWoodWorking.com&channel=All%20FineWoodWorking.com

   All sorts of things to try!

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   malloryjb | May 10, 2008 10:20pm | #9

   Thanks a bunch - I appreciate it.