Turning has always been a bit intimidating for me. My lathe currently sits in the corner of my shop, unused, because I can’t seem to find the time to add yet another woodworking skill to the rotation. When I was an apprentice in Philip Morley’s shop, he made a jig very similar to this, that used a plunge router to replicate the same size legs for a coffee table. You can make these straight or curved, depending on your preference. This YouTuber’s sled is for turning thin stock into rounds, but you can modify this design for your own preferences. I also found that using a 1/2″ round nose bit left a much nicer finish straight off of the router.
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Absolutely thank you for finding this. Right timing and just what I needed!
Glad to hear it!
I really enjoy this series! Here's an unsolicited suggestion for a future post: Mike Farrington's "Drill Press Mortising Made Easy" YouTube video. I know he's been on the site, podcast and in the mag previously. Anyhow, it's truly an invaluable technique that I have used with great success multiple times since learning it from his video.
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