"Joe "Woody" Woodpecker" wrote
So how do you make a stair spindle that looks like rope which has been
untwisted and hollow in the center? Can you do that on a lathe?

BTW you can make a set of salad bowls, matching and exactly the same
size with so little measuring.

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You're problem is that you are comparing apples to oranges, Beetle to
Porsche.
Can the legacy route an ogee edge on an installed countertop?
A lathe ain't a legacy and a legacy ain't a hammer.
Time to move on.