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These are sturdy, simple elegant stools. I use mine all the time and the other two shown were gifts to friends with shops. They are not my design, I saw them in a magazine somewhere and later built them from memory. The points of interest are:
1) The stretcher design weakens each leg only once rather than the usual twice for leg-to-leg-to leg stretchers.
2) You can cuddle right up to your setup table while using the drill press, again because of the stretcher design.
3) You can make the whole thing in a day on the lathe and drill press.
They are made of locally cut and dried Garry oak, some of it ebonized with ferrous ion solution ie: rust + vinegar + three weeks.
-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/
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Woodbutcher3
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#1 posted 963 days ago
I love them. I’ve been wanting to make a few for the house. I might get inspired!
-- Rod ~ There's never enough time to finish a project, but there's always time to start another one.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#2 posted 962 days ago
Nice stools. I had to take a second look at thr first pic. Thought it was a double stool at first glance.:-)) Was that on purpose?
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 962 days ago
Clean simply and wonderful design.
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Chip
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#4 posted 962 days ago
Those are very comfortable looking stools Shipwright. Nothing better then functional art. Like the floor too by the way… thanks for the posting.
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#5 posted 934 days ago
the first time I saw the design was is a old Fine woodworkin’ magazine. Sweet work. Shaker inspired.
I made 4 of them myself about a dozen years ago. Only have one left. The others were eventually gifts to family.
-- keeping myself entertained
shipwright
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#6 posted 934 days ago
I think that’s where I saw them too and since I posted these I’ve seen the article again. I think Tage Frid gets credit for the article although the general style is probably older. I use mine every day.
Paul M
-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/
yeoldepirate1
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#7 posted 505 days ago
I need to build me a couple of these.
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Nate Meadows
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#8 posted 367 days ago
I really like these!!
Very Respectfully,
Nate
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#9 posted 240 days ago
Skilled hands and handle very well LATHE ;-0
Congratulations ;-0
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