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This little stool was constructed from Ipe, using through mortise and tenon joinery. I inlaid the top and the stretcher with Curly maple for beauty. For the pegs through the stretcher I created a maple sandwich with ipe as the bread. This is finished with Formby’s high gloss tung oil finish.
-- Jeremy, Austin Texas- A bad day in the shop beats a good day at work
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19 comments so far
cckeele
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posted 300 days ago
Outstanding. Great choice of material and a very cool design indeed.
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MsDebbieP
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that’s BEAUTIFUL!
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CharlieM1958
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I really like the design. Nice work!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Max
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Very nice indeed. I really like the mix of woods that you used. Looks to nice to stand on!!!!!
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
SteveFrederick
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posted 300 days ago
So cool!
That top is beautiful!
Nice work!
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RobS
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Very cool. Great work Jeremy!
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rjack
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Really nice! I love the wood contrast and the repeating patterns.
-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania
SPalm
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Nice job. That finish is beautiful also.
Steve
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Napaman
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wow…that is really nice!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...
Karson
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A great design and the curving of the maple to fit around the ends is a great design. It really sets it off.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
chamoruboy
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Cool beans! So what are the special considerations working with Ipe? I heard that it’s hard on the tools and tricky to use glue on.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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SWEEEET!
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Grumpy
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Excellent contrasts, great design
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cajunpen
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Absolutely beautiful and it looks strong enough to hold even me :-)). Nice use of contrasting woods and design.
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DIABLO
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NICE VERY NICE…...........................
woodchips
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i love that you used thick stock for it. is that 8/4 stock? you have blended strength with beauty and style, really great! also i noticed that you’re down in Austin and since i’ll be headed that way in about a year or so i was wondering where you get your wood.
-- Isaac, "It's no coincidence that Jesus was a lumberjock too"
dustynewt
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posted 299 days ago
Love the design and color contrasts. It looks very strong and sturdy yet soft to the touch. Beauty!
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miles125
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Very cool looking bench!
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IgotWood
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posted 298 days ago
Thank you everybody for your nice comments. Regarding your question, chamoruboy: Ipe is hard on the tools. Even using very light passes the planer tore out the surface pretty good so much sanding was required. For this particular project I had to use my chisels to clean out the mortises, and this was not easy. I had to pause numerous times to resharpen and it took me to the limits of my patience. Regarding the glue issue, I have never had a problem, however with this one, using the pegs on either side take much of the responsibility off of the glue. Ipe is difficult to work, but it is so heavy and strong I can be confident that this little stool that could will last for a thousand years, no matter who or what sits on it. Peace and Love…
-- Jeremy, Austin Texas- A bad day in the shop beats a good day at work