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Creating Mid-Century Furniture Legs

Lee Valley woodworker Pat Laperrière takes us step by step through the process of making mid-century furniture legs, from cutting the blocks of wood to turning and then sanding the finished product.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsKdfENKtg

Tools For This Project

A man wears a Professional Face Shield while turning on a lathe

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Professional Face Shield

$82.50

Front view of man wearing Elipse dust respirator

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Elipse Low-Profile Dust Respirator

$46.50

05N1905 - 12" Outside Caliper

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Lee Valley Outside Calipers

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Finisher tool used to turn peppermill blank

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Set of 3 Carbide-Tipped Turning Tools

$159.00

Using the Basic Wolverine Jig with a grinder to sharpen a turning gouge

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Wolverine Basic Sharpening Jig

$99.00

60N2015 - Center Finder

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Center Finder

$7.50

Sanding a workpiece on a lathe

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Abrasive Rolls for Turners

$28.50

Sanding a chair leg with the Large Bow Sander

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Bow Sanders

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86N8002 - Drill-Press Table & Fence

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Drill-Press Table & Fence

$179.00

Drawing a curved line on wood using a Pica-Dry Mechanical Pencil and a drawing bow

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Pica-Dry Mechanical Pencil

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