At the 14 May 2022 Woodturners meeting Steve Promo showed a hard maple leg he turned for a butcher block he is currently refurbishing. He explained the process he used and gave some other helpful hints on turning spindles from square stock. The maple leg blanks are from laminated lumber and were lined up and the transitions marked so they all match. He suggests mounting the first spindle turned behind the lathe next the new turning for a visual comparison, in addition to using layout lines on the wood and calipers for critical diameters he also put the layout lines on the tool rest for reference. Here are some pictures.
Steve laid out all four leg blanks and added the layout lines across all four to all are marked the same.
As Steve suggested he built a rig to hold his first finished leg behind the one he was currently working on so he could make them all the same. Note the flat corners on the upper part of the leg. Steve used a table saw blade set at 45 degrees to trip the corner off adding a beautiful touch to the legs.
Steve's work is so process that all four legs are identical. Well done Steve. Thanks for sharing.
Also at the meeting Sam Staffan gave a talk on his work turning scrap and rejected wood using resin casting. Here are two of his projects more are shown in the video.
Sam used to run a sign shop and developed many skills like etching glass. Here is a etched vase mounted in a turned wood base. Considering he has only been turning for about a year his work is as Steve calls it spectacular.
Here Sam placed sea shells in a mold and filled it with resin and then turned a beautiful candle holder.
Watch the video of his presentation to see more of his work as he talks about how he works and what he has tried as he learns turning.
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