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    THE ART OF SEGMENTED WOODTURNING

    Jun 14, 2019 3 minutes
    By Helen Frances
    Photographs: Tracey Grant

    Rimu wood shavings curl up from the lathe, cling to Alby Redman’s chest, and pile into the crook of his arm as he turns the top half of a segmented hollow form.

    The Whanganui sheddie taught himself wood turning six years ago and went on to the meticulous craft of segmented turning.

    The results of his work are stunning, displayed for sale in the Red Door Gallery on Putiki Drive in Whanganui.

    “It’s all about shapes. I love the shapes of vases and hollow forms, and the patterns,”

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