Here’s a small round accent table that I made for my grandparents. It’s out of cherry and features a turned top & center post and carved legs. This is actually my first piece of furniture and only the second thing I’ve ever turned – the first thing was practice! I used an old 1950′s Shopsmith for the turning, A Delta tablesaw for dimensioning, Some rasps for the legs, chisels for the mortises and a handful of clamps for some of the glue-ups. There are several things I would do differently the second time around. But for a first go at it I’m pretty happy with the way things turned out. Thanks for the great site!
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Beautiful job. I can’t believe that this is your second time turning. You are definitely a natural. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for your kind words. Turning is a bit scary when you don’t know what to expect. Especially using an old Shopsmith that hasn’t been tuned up in years… I didn’t realize the speed adjustment was out of whack and I nearly lost my head to a flying piece of wood while practicing. Anyway, thanks again.