Period Furniture Details
with Philip C. Lowe

PART ONE: Make a Cabriole Leg
Learn how to make this quintessential Queen Anne leg. This series covers turning a pad foot with minimal tooling. Rough out the leg shape. And fairing the leg to completion with hand tools.

Watch it Now: Create Patterns for a Cabriole Leg

Learn the history and anatomy of the cabriole leg, and get started producing the patterns for cutting and shaping.

Watch it Now: Turn the Pad Foot

We head to the lathe in this episode to go step by step through the process of turning the pad foot for a cabriole leg.

Watch it Now: Rough Shape on the Bandsaw

Use the plan and pattern templates to rough shape the curves of the cabriole leg on the bandsaw.

Watch it Now: Fair the Rough Curves with Hand Tools

Clean up the rough-sawn curves from the bandsaw with a spokeshave, scrapers, chisels, files, and rasps.

PART TWO: Make a Flame Finial
Learn how to turn and carve a flame finial. This series covers turning on the rough shape on the lathe, layout, and carving.

Watch it Now: Make a Flame Finial

Watch a step-by-step demonstration on making this elegant swirl. Lowe simplifies the process by breaking down a complex-looking carving into a series of manageable steps.

PART THREE: Make a Sheraton-Style Leg
Learn how to turn and carve a Sheraton-style leg. This series covers turning on the rough shape on the lathe, layout, and carving.

Watch it Now: Make a Sheraton-Style Leg

Watch how to make this classic Sheraton leg with reeding. Lowe shares tips for easy and accurate layout. He also uses a shopmade scratch stock for speedy reed carving with a simple scratch stock.

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