Woodturning A Stave Segmented Pencil Cup From Pen Blanks

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Channel: As Wood Turns · 2018 · Howto & Style

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This project video is a pencil cup to answer this month's club challenge. While I could grab a chunk of solid wood, I want to do a segmented work. This time a stave segmentation.

My raw material is twelve pen blanks for the staves and some scrap walnut for a bottom and rim. My pencel cup is about five inches tall and almost three inches in diameter, finished with lacquer.

Each stave is cut to a trapezoid shape with 75 degree angles on each side. 75 is the complement of 15 degrees. 15 times 2 because it is cut on both sides, 12 staves is a complete circle. 

I'm looking for a better stave cutting sled for my table saw. Please offer your suggestions. I used a Wixey digital angle finder to set my saw blade.

Enjoy!

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Music: Traumerei by Shumann performed by Becky Schlappi. Used with permission.

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