What are turned legs on a table?
What are turned legs on a table? A turned leg or foot is created by rotating a wood dowel on a lathe. Magnificent nodules, swellings and disks are shaped and chiseled into the wood. A nodule is a round structure created in the wood. Contrast is made by swellings which are large forms created in the wood. What is a fluted leg? Fluted Leg (e.g. Hepplewhite) Modeled after Greek columns, fluted legs are a series of rounded channels or grooves carved into a straight leg. You'll find fluted antique furniture leg styles in Neoclassical styles of the 18th century, including...