HELP! Not sure what to do here....

Guess you could turn a large blank to a round shape and slice it.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Wow, that’s a tough one. I would do as much of the joinery as possible while it’s still square stock. Then cut facets with table saw or band saw and use hand tools like a spokeshave to fair it.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

There are several ways you can do these legs. you can start with a square billet and draw the radius you want on both ends and saw the excess off and the round with hand planes,spoke shaves and or sanders or you can cut some stave’s like the kind used in a barrel or you can do a turning by gluing up some wood and placing brown paper between the glue up were you want to pop of in the back when your through turning. Or Lew s suggestion.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

If I do not have the tools or capacity to make something I hire it out.

In this case, for instance, I do not have a lathe but I know guys that do. I would consult with them about making the legs. I also have connections with an architectural millwork shop that would have the ability to fabricate the pieces.

Be sure to have detailed photos and measurements in hand when doing so.

You aren’t necessarily getting paid to make everything. You are getting paid to take the responsibility for getting it done.

Case in point: Many woodworkers, even famous and well respected ones, don’t do their own finish work or upholstery. They also sub out certain parts of fabrication as necessary.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I think all Jim’s ideas are very valid—Take your pick. I like the stave idea best though. I’ve youed it making curved raised panel doors.

Good luck

-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong

I agree with Jim, without access to large machinery Im left to the resources at my local woodworking guild, if you have one check that angle out. Otherwise I personally think your on the right track with hogging away most of the waste on your table saw, then the rest is hand tool work.

-- John A. Thomas, South Carolina, www.thomaswoodworker.com

Keep it cheep and simple eight quarter lumber cut a forty five degree on either side draw a radioed on ether end and blow some saw dust out the window. A Grinder with a rubber backing pad and 24 grit tends to remove material.

-- Best Regards With Personalized Rocking Chairs And Furniture On My Mind, http://mynoblebear.com

It’s only 10 hp router off an old motor of a giant planner with a 6” bit welded on it and a 2 ft cord. I’ve been afraid to use it but I know you have the muscle power and nerve Bentlyj. Right? :-))

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

check out les hasting blog on making rounded doors here is the link to his blog here on lj’s
http://lumberjocks.com/LesHastings/blog/5388 it may help and then again it may not good luck

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I made a small office table several years ago with legs look just like those and I did exactly as lew suggested. I turned them on the lathe and then made a sled to run them through the saw so they would be exact. Wasn’t difficult at all.

-- Bruce http://plans.testsitem3.info http://www.sawmillgirls.com

Great solution Lew, looks like you got the simple and straightforward award for excellence. BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Hey gang!

I really appreciated all of the solutions, I really debated each one for quite a while. I had it down between a plane, taves, and that video skarp posted.

Here is the finished project, in the end, I just planed the legs!

-- -Shaun M. Baer, http://www.craftedphiladelphia.com