Dovetailed Aztec-Vibe Stool

very nice looking bench especially for a first project. I wish my first set of dovetails had come any where near as good. did you hand cut or rout them.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

Steve,

This is an interesting design and you have some nice details on this stool. Your dovetails look ok and with practice they will get better.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Sure looks like you are catching on to dovetails!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

good posting … looking forward to seeing more of your work

welcome to lumberjocks

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

that’s great (and creative too)

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Good sturdy looking stool. I agree that the dovetails are not 100% perfect, but they certainly aren’t bad and will you will only get better with practice. Good job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very nice project – interesting detail for a bench.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

Nice bench, really like the tusks. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Nice, I’d like to know more about the brace that runs through the center. Are the decorative pieces at the joint part of the joint or just decoration? I looks like these pieces pass through the leg and are part of the joint.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

This piece has decorations glued onto it with spare wood pieces, the stretcher goes all the way through and I used a spoke shave for the first time ever to make the nice curves jet out the way the do. I appreciate the feedback from the community here, and i honestly dont like the dovetails but you have to start somewhere. I have gotten some good experience with dovetails since this project with practices joints, drawer joints for the bird box, and a carcass box practice.

-- Steve "Birdman" Weber Jr. - www.birdlandcreations.net