Overview
This is a meticulously crafted segmented wood vase, created by gluing dozens of individual oak blocks into rings before shaping them on a lathe.
1Identify
Preliminary identification
Segmented Oak Studio Wood-Turned Vase
Photo reference
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Story
Segmented woodturning emerged as a high-water mark of the American Craft revival, where woodworkers moved away from simple bowls toward complex, geometric 'mosaics.' This piece likely started as a series of carefully calculated mathematical formulas to ensure…
Maker / Origin
While this piece is unsigned, it is characteristic of the studio woodturners who populated the American Association of Woodturners in its early decades.
Condition & Value
The vase shows some visible 'checking' or hairline separations at the glue joints, which is a natural result of the wood segments expanding and contracting at different… Value for unsigned studio woodturning is driven by the complexity of the pattern and the stability of the joints.
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