settee leg commision

[cornucopia]

I've been asked me to make some new legs for his settee

I was given one of the old legs to take measurements of :roll:


I put some light coloured elm between centres


knocked into the round and divided up into lengths each length had its own dovetail holding


heres all 8 ready for the next stage


these legs are completely out of sight once fitted so no need for any design just strength. I mounted them in to the chuck drilled in within an inch of the top then drilled a 7 mm hole right through for the screw- sanded and sealed ready for the last stage.


I made a friction drive from an offcut


slipped the blank over it


then gently put the tail centre into the 7mm screw hole- so that i could turn away the dovetail.


heres the finished articles

 

[PowerTool]

Nice work,definitely better than the original..
I quite enjoy a bit of production turning from time to time;there's always a bit of a challenge to make more than one of something,and get them to look the same.

Andrew

 

[Lightweeder]

Learning a lot from you about creating a chuck when you need it :lol: Thanks.

 

[TEP]

Hey George, that's getting awful close to spindle work. :wink: Nice job.

 

[hog&bodge]

Nice work cornucopia...but see you forgot to put your
stamp on your work.....Like the way you made the friction drive
Must keep a note of that....

 

[Jenx]

Fantastic repitition stuff... really nice feet for the sofa.... much nicer than what would have been on it originally ! 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[mark sanger]

Nice work George.

 

[Paul.J]

That was a nice little job to do George