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My arthritis is starting to get the better of me, and kneeling and crouching to do things like adjust my lower guides on the band saw are pretty much out of the question.
So, I figured a nice small shop stool was in order.
(I saw one in a magazine & it looked about right.)
It’s a good height and the seat is large enough to accommodate my pizza loving rear end. lol
More old discarded oak to the rescue and I couldn’t believe the beautiful grain patterns that emerged once the stock was cleaned up.
The finish is boiled linseed oil, polyurethane, and wax.
Milling the seat blank stock to dimension.
Cutting some biscuit slots for a nice glue up.
Seat glued up in two pieces to allow me to run it through the planer once more before final glue up.
Figuring out the seat geometry on top of my bench.
(This is where it pays NOT to have a super fancy bench top…lol)
Cutting the seat out on the band saw.
Drilling the leg holes at a 6 degree splay.
(Making the drilling angle jig was easy and really came in handy.)
Preparing the leg blanks for turning.
Turning the legs.
(I really stink at turning…lol)
Final glue up and assembly.
It was a fun project and I’ll be getting a lot of use from this stool.
Thanks and have a great day.
-- Eric
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patron
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#1 posted 432 days ago
well done eric
and a great building sequence
maybe a little swing out tray
underneath
like for spare pizza
or tools ?
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Tokolosi
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#2 posted 432 days ago
Great looking stool.
And awesome set of photographs. I should show my wife that my garage is not the only one with sawdust on the floor on weekends. But I wont. Because I’m not stupid. I only look stupid.
Thanks for sharing.
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Brandon
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#3 posted 432 days ago
Loved the photos! Great project and the title is classic. ;-) I hope the stool works out well for you!
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vakman
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#4 posted 432 days ago
Nicely done sir.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#5 posted 432 days ago
Nice work, Eric!
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Bricofleur
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#6 posted 432 days ago
Nice job, Eric. Your stool looks great. I also like the jig you made to drill the holes at the specified angle. I would guess this is not your first stool, right? Thanks for the photo sequence (more than 1K words).
And now, how about some carving for more comfort? LOL (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)
Best,
Serge
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davey
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#7 posted 432 days ago
Great jig for drilling the angle and great stool. A drill press is one of me next tools and I will definitely be making your angle jig. Thanks for sharing.
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ratchet
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#8 posted 432 days ago
You sir make beautiful and functional things from rough lumber! I think this is a shopitem that should last many years. Well done.
QuickWay
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#9 posted 432 days ago
Eric…. Thanks great post. Great woodworking lesson too. I did not know how simple the leg jig could be. It’s something I want to try and did not where to start.
-- Bill Native Texan
a1Jim
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#10 posted 432 days ago
Cool stool ,I like the design.
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AKSteve
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#11 posted 432 days ago
Love it! I could use one of those myself, back is not what it use to be.
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#12 posted 432 days ago
That’s just beautiful. Great job.
May your arthritis … get bored of nagging you, and … one day … just leave :-)
-- -- Neil
ellen35
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#13 posted 432 days ago
Eric, we could all use something like this!
Nice looking stool.
Ellen
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#14 posted 432 days ago
That’s a wonderful stool and I like your jig for drilling the angled holes .. simple yet effective
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#15 posted 432 days ago
Cue the similarly-shaped chest of drawers to store extra pizza and beer under it! ;)
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