How I TURNED this Monster: A 300 Lb. Walnut Table Pedestal Woodturning with Sam Angelo

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Watch as Sam pushes the limits of his American Beauty Lathe. He could only estimate the weight of the block of walnut which was laminated together with 2" thick boards-at 300 Lb. A must see video......The finished pedestal weighed in at 80 pounds. Which means Sam removed over 200 lbs of wood.
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Chapter time code: click on the time and jump to the desired topic.
00:00 Introduction to this video
00:52 The project explained
01:48 Mounting the block of wood onto the lathe
02:44 Making the project blank round
05:19 The block of Walnut rounded over
07:23 Begin turning
08:15 Laying out the pedestal
10:51 Beginning to shape the pedestal
11:32 Some dimensions marked on the wood
13:35 Wood removal
14:23 Laying out more dimensions
17:26 Some finer details turned
20:07 My story stick with layout points
21:21 Find tuning the shape
23:09 Work on the base
23:36 Final photos and conclusion

[carolriley]

Wow, Sam, that was quite a lot of work, but it looks great! Incidently, the Symposium was so awesome!

[kengunnell]

WOW, I turn massive bowls a lot on my ABeauty but I got to tell you I am impressed! Great job going thru the steps. I fully understand the tremendous amount of work!!

[oldcharlie]

Very large turning indeed... the obstacles you had to overcome with its size i would not have thought of.. great turning sir.

[glencrandall]

Sam. considering what you had to work with I think you did an outstanding job. Just getting the piece on the lathe was a job in itself. 👍👍 Suggestion, although much too late to be of any value, if this had been a ring segmented turning it could have been a lot lighter. On the other hand it might have been a much more difficult glue up. But the turning would have gone better. Don't you just love the comments from a Monday Morning Quarterback. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[geraldmoore]

As always Sam, I'm impressed by your work. I have always considered you my go to person when I'm looking for an example of what I want to do. With all the
great videos you have, there is always a source for help. Thanks for sharing your talents.

[DavidBird-uukm]

A lot of work on a massive piece of wood, Its great to see the Robust lathe preform so well.

[AndrewWalshGuitar]

I would love to see video of how you mounted and unmounted this piece.

[oldgeezer]

Wow, that is a huge piece of wood. Just getting the banjo to clear was a surprise.

[bradbyers]

That’s a tremendous amount of work and wood! How many times did you have to go to the grinder to get that accomplished? This is quite a testament to your lathe, tools, and your skills.

[SpunbyGreenJeans]

WOW! That was a huge undertaking. Grest job!!

[GeraldJensen]

Good video! Had one similar to this last year except it was solid white ash, about the same size . Before we mounted it on the lathe, I turned it up on end and used my chainsaw to shave off the corners. Took me, my neighbor guy, my pneumatic table, and two car jacks to get it on the lathe! Good thing my PM3520C has a swing-away tail stock ... that extra 4 inches between centers was a life-saver!

[perleybowen]

It would be interesting to see how the glue up was done. I did a large base for a table but i glued it as segments.

[jorisdemoel]

That is a truly enormous spindle to turn. You need an adze and stand on it, like the wood-workers of old! ;-) Not something I am ever likely to try, but excellent work.

[garthkeck]

Now, there's a piece of work. How long did it actually take to turn it. Great job.

[ronfinch]

That is massive. Did the hart pump a little harder than normal when you touched the go button?

[davidmorgan]

Hugh undertaking! Turned out great! How much tool steel was lost in the weight reduction exercise!
Take care Dave

[ALegit]

Cant imagine the vibration getting it round lol

[AndrewWalshGuitar]

Great job. Did you have any concerns about the impact a piece that heavy would have on the bearings and motor on your lathe?

[make-somedust]

Sam would you agree that this didn’t need to be solid wood?
I’m thinking to lose a lot of weight make it hollow or make it using segmented style.
Your thoughts?
Chuck

[DavidAnderson-uz]

What's the length of your tool rest?