Wood Turning Commission to Reproduce an Antique Table Leg | Restoration by Fixing Furniture
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2024
- I've built my wood turning skills to help restore furniture. Several years ago turned my first wood turning commission to reproduce an antique Mahogany table leg. At the time, this was a new skill for me and I'm sharing this video with some tips from the lessons I've learned since then.
I'm also showing an early prototype of a lathe dust collection system I've invented. You can learn more about it on the CleanLathe UA-cam Channel / @cleanlathe
AAW - The American Association of Woodturners www.woodturner.org/
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VIDEO TOPICS:
00:00 First Wood Turning Commission
01:32 Trimming the Mahogany Blank
05:44 Mounting the Blank on the Lathe
06:51 Turning the Blank to Round
08:58 Laying Out the Leg Dimensions
10:57 Turning the Leg to Dimensions
13:40 Shaping the Leg & Challenges
16:03 Matching the Mahogany Wood Stain
21:33 Applying Garnet Shellac
24:06 CleanLathe Dust Collection System
25:46 Final Leg Finished
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Scott: the leg “sculpture” was perfect. I so enjoyed watching you move thru the steps of creating the leg. Also, I am going to continue watching the process of your invention. It seems to be a winner! Carol from California
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your supportive comments Carol!
First off you never stop learning it just makes you business better great video
Good point Robert. Glad you enjoyed the video! Scott
That leg looks awesome!
Thank you! Scott
Yes Scott, lots of smiles while watching this video. I've been turning for six years... A customer wanted a table with basic round legs, so I bought a lathe. Then they changed there mind. Oh well, I now turn just as much as I 'Cabinet' make, but for the enjoyment. I wont make any comments on the turning. You know now what is good and bad 😎.
P.S. I also joined a local club to get the tuition.
Thanks for sharing that Peter. Glad to hear you're enjoying turning. Cheers
Turned out marvelously...a true craftsman
Thank you. I appreciate that. Scott
Exceptional. Excellent. A dedicated skilled professional.
Thank you Ray! Scott
Loved the video Scott.
Glad you enjoyed it Martin. Thanks for watching
Makes me want to get back to turning again!
Glad you enjoyed it. Scott
Your presentation is so good, thank you for including the natural mistakes that the work incurs - and how you fixed them, I cannot believe the magic of colour-matching. And your invention could save many wood-turners lungs. Great work. Greetings from Australia.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Scott
Beautiful work Scott!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Stunning. I like it better than the original.
Thank you! 😊
fantastic results both in the form and the finish. Well done.
Thank you so much 😀
Whoa...the leg came out beautiful! Thanks for sharing your experience with the lathe.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching! Scott
This gives me hope that someday I might try wood turning.
If you'd like to give it a try, look for a local woodturning club. They're usually setup to teach those interested in learning the skills. Cheers. Scott
Excellent! Very interesting. Not an easy skill to master but as they say - practise makes perfect. I just enjoy watching the transformation. Fascinating indeed.
Congratulations on replicating that quite ornate heavy table leg, Scott. I knew a man who bought a wood-turning lathe and he enjoyed making lamps for gifts, but had great difficulty in making matching pairs of them.
Thank you Phil! I appreciate that.
My Shopsmith has a lathe duplicator accessory for just such occasions.
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
Thanks Marius
Excellent job
Thank you! Cheers!
That was a really good vid and good job Scotty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks for sharing both the successes and challenges on this project.
Thanks for the feedback Scott. I appreciate it.
Pretty good for a beginner.just imagine what you will be able to do in 2-3 years!
Thank you. Yes, practice, practice, practice!
I always learn so much from your videos. They’re well-presented and informative without being overwhelming. Thank you!
Glad you like them! Thanks for sharing that Kimberly. Scott
Wonderful job. It (almost) wants me to buy a lathe again. I still have a set of good chisels
Glad you liked it! Maybe you can use those chisels again some day. Scott
Absolutely gorgeous. Excellent work as always.
Thank you very much Ariel! Scott
Great job Scott on the leg turning! Loved watching the process of taking a blank to the finished product!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing that. Scott
I presume your turning skills have improved since this video was made. Your captions indicate so. Not too bad for a first piece. Duplicating pieces is always difficult. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Yes, thank you. In some of my recent videos, you will notice improved turning skills. As I mentioned at the end of the video, I've also had some lessons from a pro in the last year to help with setup and techniques. Cheers. Scott
Great stuff, Scott, you certainly have more courage than me, reproducing a piece as large as that! I normally use my lathe for making chair stretchers when repairing work for clients, and I’m pretty sure I’d never attempt a job like that. Very good to watch, and you are right, keep improving our skills is the way to go. Super job!
Thanks for sharing that Paul. I enjoy learning, so improving skills appeals to me. What's the name of your business? I sometimes get people asking for referrals from different cities.
I hope the launch of the invention is going well. I get a lot out of the tips and skills that you demonstrate in repairing the furniture.
Thank you for sharing that James. I find it motivating to hear you're learning from our videos. Scott
I have found using a contour gauge helps me a lot when duplicating a piece.
Interesting. I've tried one but it didn't work well. Do you have a brand you can share? Thanks. Scott
There is one at Lee valley made of steel which is full of dents, thus providing a more detailed profile. Greetings from Brazil ! My name is Eliana and I love to restore pieces as a hobby. I'm a rookie.
based on your most recent video in the competition. I looked for this one video of yours to double check your understanding. and noted few things as in explaining or what for... are missing. So this is not "how to do woodturning" video, even for beginners.
It is showing how complex lathe work may or will affect the workpiece and OP tried to explain some tips to address his perception on handling the complexity.
Great video, well done with the table leg. Very helpful for a beginner woodturner. Was nice to watch it!
Glad you enjoyed it Chris! Thanks for being a subscriber! Scott
Great video Scott. I always wanted to learn how to turn with a lathe but could not justify the cost for one or two turnings I might do or have done. But always appreciated the skill set involved. I have done lathe work with metal in my previous job as an Elevator installer /repair work. so do have some experience there. thanks for sharing. ECF.
Glad you enjoyed watching Ellis. Maybe that's something you can do in the future. I purchased my lathe used so it was less expensive to get into turning. Cheers. Scott
I do like your videos. You did end up with a nice leg.
I'll start with constructive criticism. Surprised you didn't use you chop saw to cut one side, then flip it over and cut the opposite site side. Also surprised you used a portable planer, instead of table saw or bandsaw to cut the corners down on the block. Since using a portable hand planer, you could of rounded it more. before putting on the lathe. Using the gouge straight on, is like using a scraper. Plus you will have to sharpen more often, verses using a slicing the cut. If you propped up the leg on the back for a reference, easier to match the cut verses stopping often to see wear it matches. If you cut down-hill 15:17 you'll get smoother cut vs. up-hill 14:47. The angle going in makes a difference also 15:37, plus the speed (rpm) should be higher verses at the wider section. Helps to have a reference card for rpm for the different diameters next to the lathe. So you can change the rpm's as you go.
I liked you section on color matching the leg, and application. Nice looking dust collection hood. The hood I have I ordered from Peachtree. Yours has much more chip collection. Leg came out real nice.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and tips Richard. I appreciate it. Scott
I saw you use your right hand to draw the pencil lines. Are you right handed? The reason I ask is because you turn in the fashion of a left handed turner, or goofy-handed.
Yes, I am right handed, but that doesn't always work well with recording videos so I switch according to the situation. Scott
Love this! Scott you’re amazing and you’ve given me the inspiration to restore my grandparents old furniture.
Question though, every restoration video I’ve watched all paint the furniture after it’s been assembled and I’m wondering why it’s a bad idea to paint the disassembled parts before assembling them back together.
Good question Izzy. You don't want paint or any finish in the joints when you assemble the furniture as it prevents the glue from adhering. Assemble first, then finish. Cheers.
Ottimo lavoro e spiegazioni dettagliatissime, grazie Scott 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
You're welcome Manuel. Thanks for sharing that
it kind of feel like you could avoid half of that mess if you sized your blank better. it seems like lower part of the leg would fit in just the 2 middle layers, unless that extra mass was needed for stability of turning
That's a good idea. To be honest, I didn't think of that. Thanks for the suggestion. Scott #Tip
@@FixingFurniture it was strictly pragmatic point of view, saw off bigger chunks, use less materials and maximize the profitby minimising the time and waste
that and i also build some guitars in the past and sizing my blanks always made me do less mistakes and get faster to the desired effects. i never turned a thing but that was a tip from one of my books about turning bowls of all things
when I saw you sharpening the gouge by resting the back of the handle in the rest and holding the gouge against the grinding wheel I could imagine that it could easily grind too much off the tool and possibly pulling the tool into the wheel. I would rather have a tool rest that the blade would lie against to get the correct angle, then you could slowly push the blade into the wheel to achieve the sharp edge
Why didn't you cut the components of the leg to exact size before gluing together? It would have made the job easier. Great job nevertheless.