Top is about 23in with a 18in. spindle and feet about 5in. high. Attached with sliding dovetail. I HOPE

Thank you Ron; the light bulb just came on, the top is just cut on bandsaw and i was wondering how to smooth the edge, duhh trammel thanks again.

2 hours ago, Rusty S said:

Top is about 23in with a 18in. spindle and feet about 5in. high. Attached with sliding dovetail. I HOPE

You can do this! Yours will be similar to the one "Norm" made years ago. I loved the design and also love walnut. My wife, not so much. I gave it to a friend.

2 hours ago, Rusty S said:

More to come and hopefully I'll remember to take pictures. Oh wood is walnut and my favorite part is the spindle hiding in that 4x4

Off to a great start Rusty. Some mighty nice looking walnut you have there too. Love your vision. Following along. Keep the pictures coming please.

That's a really nice table, Lew. Whoever got appreciates it I'm sure. I'm looking forward to seeing Rusty's finished table.

5 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

That's a really nice table, Lew. Whoever got appreciates it I'm sure. I'm looking forward to seeing Rusty's finished table.

Me Too!!!

6 hours ago, Rusty S said:

Oh wood is walnut

Nice!! Walnut is my favorite. Love the WOW when the finish goes on (my favorite is Odie's Oil). That top looks like the grain is going to be great.

I like Satin walnut, often known as "red gum" or "sweet gum" over any walnut. And when it comes to walnut I prefer English Walnut over Black Walnut.

5 hours ago, lew said:

You can do this! Yours will be similar to the one "Norm" made years ago. I loved the design and also love walnut. My wife, not so much. I gave it to a friend.

Beautiful work, I take it your wife is more of an oak person?

39 minutes ago, aaronc said:

Beautiful work, I take it your wife is more of an oak person?

Thanks, and sadly, yes.

Well look what i found hidden in that 4by4. Now the part i dread, the sliding dovetail. Cross your fingers for me

4 minutes ago, Rusty S said:

Cross your fingers for m

You got it!!

My best result were to cut the dovetail slots into the sides of the 4x4 before turning it round. You might try screwing/hot gluing a plywood square on the top end to keep the post registered when cutting the dovetail slots.

4D

This is how “Norm” did it with the lathe and router

@Rusty S Excellent!

Lew thanks for the video, I'll probably use some of those ideas, also found an article by Earnie Conover in an old issue of Woodworkers Journal that's about the same. Grandpa Dave 52 thanks for the suggestion but my lathe has indexing so by using a box jig for the router, problem solved. More coming 😁

Oops gave Dave credit four suggestions 4D my apologies Rusty. S

44 minutes ago, Rusty S said:

found an article by Earnie Conover

When I got my first lathe, I bought Ernie Conover’s book and started on this journey!

I wasn't that crazy about Woodworkers Journal when it was being published, but Ernie's monthly article was always interesting...one of the few reasons I kept subscribing.

When i started down this slippery slope i read everything Allen Lacer wrote for American

woodworker, the only mag i subscribed to at the time, and no i still can't use a skew, DARN evil thing. Fred I completely agree about Woodworkers Journal obviously great minds think alike