chrisrand Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I've turned for a few years, but have never turned a large piece before. I want to make a large table base, which will be about 30" high and will be hourglass shaped with 14" diameter top and bottom. My question is - how do I make a spindle blank that large? I haven't seen any single pieces of wood that large at Woodcraft. If I simply used a portion of a log, it would almost certainly crack. Any advice would be appreciated. By the way, I want to make it out of either walnut or maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 They are segmented not a solid log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Your basically building a barrel. The thickness of your staves is how much you can profile your shape. The top and bottom are not seen on a table base and that is where you would attach a faceplate and your tail stock . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 here are some thoughts let us know what you decide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7x6On0XSXg http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/looking-lathe-machine-drum-making-236893/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fF8BmdqPs http://www.homeroasters.org/php/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=531 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpUS6UPMrlU http://pdgood.us/drumshed/staves.html all the cuts you would need for the different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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