therming

This 20-inch tall table started off with thermed birch legs and a birch veneer on the leg fronts. The leg color was not right and the veneer started to bubble, so I decided it needed a remake. A small image of the original table is shown at the bottom corner. I changed the leg colors to better...

This 13-inch-tall stool was turned using a variety of techniques including off-center/therming and on-center approaches. In a recent online discussion by Mark Sfirri I was inspired to create human-like figures that form the legs of this stool using therming as a technique. Therming allowed me...

This 17-inch-tall end table was created from a slab of American Elm with pleasing grain patterns. The three legs were turned simultaneously on a therming rig, producing unique identical shapes with every surface curved. Horizontal pieces were finished with Watco oil and the Poplar legs were...

This 10-inch tall mini-table was created from a slab of American Elm that had some very interesting grain patterns. The three legs were turned simultaneously on a therming rig, producing unique identical shapes with every surface curved. Horizontal pieces were finished with Watco oil and the...

This is the second triplet in my thermed series. This 6-inch tall vase was turned using a technique known as therming. Therming uses a rotary drum mounted on the lathe to turn multiple spindles suspended on separate centerlines. Wood is maple with a cherry center section (sounds like a...

Therming is a turning technique that dates back to the 1700s. It has allowed turners to create a number of spindles, legs or ballusters simultaneously using a 'barrel turning' rig on the lathe. This presentation walks you through the steps to make your own therming rig and then create some...