I'm making a stool and am thinking of ways in which I can turn the seat on the lathe. I'd rather not bore a mortise and instead leave the top and bottom of the seat flat. Picture below is similar to my plan.
Would appreciate your feedback on this technique. the blank will already be flat from a planer.
-I'd mark the center of the blank on the top and bottom and CA glue a 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1/4 sacrificial wood block at the center.
-Mount the blank between centers using a spur drive and live center, making sure that the blank is perpendicular to the turning axis.
-Turn the blank round, and bevel the top and bottom.
-Remove the blank, and saw/chisel/block plane/sand off the sacrificial blocks.
I've thought about gluing a tenon to the bottom of the blank and remove it when finished, but it'd have to be ~3" dia and 3/8 thick. More difficult to remove.
Any better ideas?
Would appreciate your feedback on this technique. the blank will already be flat from a planer.
-I'd mark the center of the blank on the top and bottom and CA glue a 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1/4 sacrificial wood block at the center.
-Mount the blank between centers using a spur drive and live center, making sure that the blank is perpendicular to the turning axis.
-Turn the blank round, and bevel the top and bottom.
-Remove the blank, and saw/chisel/block plane/sand off the sacrificial blocks.
I've thought about gluing a tenon to the bottom of the blank and remove it when finished, but it'd have to be ~3" dia and 3/8 thick. More difficult to remove.
Any better ideas?
