Hi guys,
I'm fairly new to turning and am working on a shaker bedside table for my bedroom. The legs are 25" long and taper from 1 1/2" to 3/4" along the bottom 20". There is no beading or other decoration along the taper, just a straight line. I've done pretty good with the first two legs, but have been wondering if there is a more accurate and easier way to do this. What I have been doing is turning the top of the taper to size, then turning the bottom of the taper to size. I also turn a section about halfway down to a about an 1". I then connect the three sections by eye. The legs look good, but I know they do not form a perfectly smooth taper from one section to the next and that they are not consistant from leg to leg.
Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks, Richard