Segmented Bowls · iPhone and iPad
Tailstock
Design a segmented bowl ring by ring and get every segment length and miter angle before you cut.
For woodturners, from your first segmented ring to a showpiece bowl.
Every cut, ring by ring
Segment lengths and miter angles
Design segmented bowls
Ring by ring, with a live profile
Turn a sphere, step by step
The octagon method, every mark
Measure twice. Turn once.
- 01
Design a segmented bowl
Stack rings and set each one’s diameter, height, wall thickness, segment count and wood, and watch the profile as you go.
- 02
Cut any ring
The miter angle, segment lengths along the outside and inside edges, and segment width.
- 03
Turn a sphere
The octagon method: the cylinder to turn, where to mark the octagon lines and how far to groove each end.
- 04
Size a bowl blank
The biggest bowl a log will give you, flat rim or natural edge, with extra for green wood.
- 05
Set the lathe speed
Starting, roughing and finishing RPM for any diameter. Start slow, finish fast.
Free to start.
Free
- Ring, sphere, bowl blank and lathe speed, with no limits
- The bowl designer, up to 4 rings, with its cut list
- Save a bowl design and share it as an image
Tailstock Pro
- Unlimited rings in the bowl designer
- Unlimited saved bowl designs
- No watermark on shared bowl images
One-time purchase. No subscription, no account.
Shop Pass
Pro in all three. Pay once.
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