Spindle Turning for Furniture with Peter Galbert (Streaming & Download only)

Turning spindles for chairs, settees or staircases requires a small set of tools and a focused group of techniques. Most furniture makers have little need for the tools and techniques of turners who make bowls, platters and art pieces. That’s why chairmaker Peter Galbert designed the special video “Spindle Turning for Furniture,” which focuses entirely on the needs the furniture maker. Peter has taught hundreds of people to make chairs and has honed his turning instructions for people who have had little or no experience on the lathe. Much like his landmark book, “Chairmaker’s Notebook,” Peter has managed to distill a seemingly complex endeavor – learning to turn from scratch – into a series of easy-to-understand skills and simple shapes that you create on the lathe. Once you understand how to make these shapes – coves, beads and flats – Peter shows you how to combine these shapes. You’ll be shocked at how these simple shapes can be combined into beautiful and complex finished piece. O