I started by copying the leg pattern, gluing the copy on thin plywood and cutting off the templates. The legs of the tripod are cut differently on each axis, unlike regular cabriole legs. This means 2 templates.
I just happened to have two off-cuts of ash that were in just the right dimensions to make 2 legs per off-cut. If the off-cuts had been a tiny bit thicker, I would even have managed 4 legs per off-cut.
As the shape is a bit more involved than the chow feet, I really had to reattach all the cut parts before sawing the other axis.
A whole lotta rasping, filing and sanding later... one Chinese cabriole leg in ash! Pencil for scale :)
After some more rasping, filing and sanding, I decided to stain the leg mahogany and to give it a good finish (2 coats BLO, 2 coats shellac, wax and buff)
