Project by buck_cpa | posted 01-11-2016 05:21 PM | 1388 views | 8 times favorited | 4 comments | ![]() |
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I’ve been working to improve my dovetails. I took a three day course with Greg Pennington and supplemented his course with Rob Cosman’s dvd. I prefer to chop the waste vs fret saw, so I prefer Greg’s methodology. However, Rob has some great layout and sawing suggestions. The biggest improvement I’ve made since my schooling was learning how to properly sharpen my chisels and planes – which makes a huge difference in the dovetailing experience.
I spent a good two hours digging through stacks of soft maple for the “permed” maple you see in this stool. I waited over a year for my skills to be minimally worthy of this wood. The stool is for my son who will be walking soon. I finished with a concocted wiping varnish (BLO / Spar / Danish Oil cut with mineral spirits to ease the application process).
The plans: http://www.finewoodworking.com/woodworking-plans/article/a-classic-step-stool.aspx
I changed the dovetail layout as I like the look of thick pins… especially in a utility project.
It’s amazing the difference that sharp tools and good quality wood can make. See my first two stepper here:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/121897
4 comments so far
majuvla
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#1 posted 01-11-2016 05:59 PM
You realy improved them well. Those dovetails look like a professional work.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
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#2 posted 01-11-2016 08:02 PM
Nice looking project. Very clean dovetails.
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#3 posted 01-12-2016 02:09 PM
That is a beautiful two stepper and so nicely done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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PatrickRN
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#4 posted 01-26-2016 06:34 AM
Great piece! Those dovetails look perfect!
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