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Turning without a Lathe
Oct 25, 2005
If you’ve got a 4-ft. post to turn and only a 3-ft. bed on your lathe, the drawing shows a way out of the dilemma. Bandsaw or tablesaw the blank octagonal, mount it in a scrapwood cradle and plane it round. Position the wood-screw mounting centers the desired radius beneath the parallel sides of the cradle. The final strokes of the plane will rest on the sides of the cradle to ensure a uniform and accurate circumference.
Blaine Foule, Lincoln, Nebr.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, August 1984 No. 47
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