Arch Wood Turnings :: Architectural Turnings

Publication Date:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:48 +0000

These balusters are for a court house in Texas. They are rendered but not completed. In fact, the samples are not made yet but I thought I would draw and render them in Sketchup and Renderworks. I’ll be turning about a hundred of them in pine. They measure 2 1/2″ X 27″. I have not [...]
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Silas Dean Baluster Renderings

Publication Date:Fri, 21 May 2010 13:03:53 +0000

The balusters below are renderings for a job delivered to a customer in Oregon – I previously posted about them. I thought I would load the updated renderings from Sketchup. These were a quite nice profile copied from an historic home of a Silas Dean.
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Hanched Newel

Publication Date:Tue, 18 May 2010 19:21:40 +0000

I have to confess this is a newel that I have not made nor is it one that I cannot “easily” make. I don’t have the proper equipment to make it. The machine that would make this newel is called a hauncher (hence the title). Though I cannot presently make it, I can draw it. [...]
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Tapered Foot Balusters

Publication Date:Tue, 18 May 2010 19:07:59 +0000

I thought it would be neat (different) to turn a baluster with a round or tapered base instead of the more traditional square base. These are two of the ideas I tried. The first is simply a tapered foot base with a length of square . The square and tapered foot are horizontally oriented The [...]
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Lighthouse Newels

Publication Date:Tue, 18 May 2010 18:21:24 +0000

I think everyone loves lighthouses- at least my wife and I do. And as stair newels have a the general shape of a lighthouse it seems appropriate that some would take the form of a lighthouse. I have to say that I designed one for a contractor in New York several years ago and he [...]
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Pedestal Newels

Publication Date:Mon, 17 May 2010 21:49:02 +0000

The following renderings are different versions of a pedestal newel I am developing. They go from about 5 1/2 inch base with 3 1/2 inch turning to about a 8 inch square base with 5 1/2 inch diameter turning. All models depict over the post style newel but certainly a post to post newel could [...]
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Rope Twisted Mantel Surround

Publication Date:Mon, 10 May 2010 22:12:21 +0000

This is another model and rendering I did recently exploring mantel design with split rope twisted columns. Presumably this would be made in cast stone but it certainly could be fashioned from wood. The eyebrow arch makes for an additional good show I think – I love eye brow arches. The mantel shelf is visually [...]
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Rendered Fluted Box Newel Box

Publication Date:Mon, 10 May 2010 21:59:39 +0000

As you can tell I enjoy modeling and rendering probably more than creating the actual thing though I do get a kick out of seeing the finished product come into being. I design quite a few newels and balusters for stairways. I don’t however design many box newels. This one is quite simple with fluting, [...]
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Round Table Rendering

Publication Date:Mon, 10 May 2010 21:51:26 +0000

This is a round table similar in concept to the rectangular table in the previous post. This is one however I have just completed for my own home. I guess I should post pictures. I painted the base (blue) and glazed it before spaying a clear sealer. The top, however, is red oak – stained [...]
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Table Renderings

Publication Date:Mon, 10 May 2010 21:42:04 +0000

This is a table that I intend to build one day. I like the base with the four columns instead of your typical table legs and aprons. Asa bonus you have more leg room (room above your knees and thighs) -good for large folks. I prefer a painted base with stained or natural wood top. [...]
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