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Design question: Straight leg to imitate rattan?

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I have a design challenge: Take 3" square table leg and give it the shape of four bamboo sticks bundled together. It only needs to mimick the shape, not pass for bamboo.

I know I can use a round over bit on the four corners to make them round but how would you go about dividing them down the center?

They do *not* need to be individual cylinders, but need a deep valley down the center of each face. And it needs to have curved walls.

Your thoughts?

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Cucumber magnolia tree wood

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So I think what I have is a Cucumber Magnolia tree (magnolia acuminata). It was rotting at the base and leaning towards our pond so I had it felled so it wouldn't fall into the pond (still came close though) and maybe I can harvest the wood from it.

From what I've read it's generally used for furniture frames, trim. and carving (kinda like linden wood according to one source). I do like wood carving but some 450bf is a lot of carving.
I also have a wood burning stove, although from what I've read it doesn't burn as hot as hard-hardwoods.

Has anyone here used this wood? What is your experience with it?
Thanks

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Hartville Woodnet Discount

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I searched this and haven't found anything newer than a few years old, so is the WN15 discount still available at Hartville?

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