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Originally Posted by glatt
I like it. Very elegant. How is the base attached? Is it a time consuming joint?
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I suck at documenting things but it was very easy.
Started with a 1"x5"x5" board. It would have been S4S but my planer is not working so I had to mount it on the lathe to surface it.
Let's say it was S4S. Mark center and drill a 1" hole
Take square turning blank 1.5"x1.5"x12", chuck in lathe, rough it to a cylinder and turn a 1"x1" round tenon on the end. Be sure the shoulder is square or a bit undercut for a smile-free glue joint.
Glue tenon and hole, insert tenon, let dry.
The end of the tenon is exposed on the bottom so you can chuck the whole thing back in the lathe and it should still be true.
Mark out landmarks, e.g. high and low spots, beads, coves, etc. use parting tool and calipers to set depths, turn to landmarks. Refine, sand if needed, add finish.
Off to the basement.
Some of those prices are excellent. I have a friend who "makes" antiques. He has what he calls a time machine. I've seen wood taken from his firewood pile turn into all sorts of things that he copies from various out of print woodworking books from the 1800s, then go into the time machine and come out looking positively ancient.
A lot of his stuff has ended up at big auction houses. His approach is just, "I found this in a barn in New England, is it worth anything?" and there you go.
I'm not there yet.