"Richard Green" wrote : (clip) The legs look good, but I know they do not
form a perfectly smooth taper from one section to the next and that they are
not consistant from leg to leg. (clip)
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Your method sounds good to me. You could refine it slightly be turning at
the 1/3 points or 1/4 points if you are not satisfied with your results.
Remember that when they are mounted on a table, no one will be able to place
them together to look for differences. If they look good enough to you now,
they are good enough.