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11-03-2009, 2:56 PM
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Need some leg help
I have been asked to build a desk for a client and the client wants the legs to be turned. The problem is they also want side panels and the front modesty panel. This means I will need a leg with a long squae top post and then turned just on the end by the foot.
I do not own a lathe so I will have to purchase these legs from an online vendor. So far, my search skills have been weak and I have only been able to find the attached leg. The attached leg will require me to cut some of the top post off but that is fine. However, the customer would like more options before deciding on this one. Does anyone know of a vendor (online) that would sell such a leg? This one came up when I searched for highboy leg. Any other suggestions to search for? Thanks 
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1/2 of my mistakes are from inexperience, 1/2 from moving too quick, and 1/2 from not double checking my calculations. 
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11-03-2009, 6:29 PM
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11-03-2009, 9:15 PM
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Thanks for those links. One of those I had not yet seen. What would you call the type of leg that I originally posted? That is where I am getting stuck.
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11-04-2009, 11:44 AM
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You could also build those legs by buying only the turned portion. Buy ordinary lumber for the square portion. Fasten the turned part to the square part with a loose tenon or a dowel. This may give you more choices for the turned design, and less waste for the square portion.
Making turned columns in sections has long history. Long bedpost posts, for instance, are often assembled from shorter sections, because the builder doesn't have a lathe with a six or seven foot capacity.
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11-04-2009, 12:57 PM
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Thanks Jamie, I hadn't thought of doing that. Great suggestion!
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11-04-2009, 4:04 PM
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Local Woodworkers
Go to a local cabinet shop and have them make the legs. If they dont durn, they surely will know someone that does.
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TheTexasWoodWorks.com Tony B
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11-04-2009, 5:44 PM
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This is the kind of stuff I do all the time. There has to be a turner in Canton or nearby that would turn exactly what you need with your choice of wood. There is no reason to piece together parts (I have done that too) if a guy (or gal) can do it locally. Go to the turning section here on the Creek and you will be surprised who will be able to do this.
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