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At the request of my sister, I went about building a small milking stool for her. We grew up in China, where a low stool is a traditional and, though we’re quite tall, makes for a comfortable seat.
So, this piece measures 12” x 10.5” at the feet. The corresponding seat sides measure 9.5” x 12”, and the height is 14”.
The seat is built up from three 2×4’s doweled together; the legs of 2×2, reclaimed, and the (~ 1×2) rails are select pine cut-offs.
The legs are morticed for the rails. The seat attaches to the legs using four 1/4” oak pegs and eight toe-nailed 1.5” finish nails, just to be sure.
The celeste green painted stripes indicate where there was a knot in the legs and rails. I like using color with some logic behind it, it keeps things more in the realm of design and less in that of art.
The (roughly tooled) top is finished with tung oil and beeswax.
What would people suggest for a transparent finish over the paint?
Thanks,
- J
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Oldtool
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#1 posted 240 days ago
Nice stool, but, I thought milking stools had but 3 legs!
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#2 posted 240 days ago
Typically, yes, I suppose, though some have just one! In any case, I doubt it’ll be used for milking, but I’ll keep the name because that’s what sis asked for.
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#3 posted 239 days ago
My milking stoll only had one leg. Guess that makes you four times smarter than me!!!! Nice project, keep up the good work.
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#4 posted 239 days ago
I think this is too beautiful for a milking stool.
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#5 posted 238 days ago
Thanks!
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#6 posted 233 days ago
Good looking stool but along with the comments on the number of legs, it’s too tall for a milking stool unless your sis has really tall cows. :)
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#7 posted 233 days ago
Yep…I called it a milking stool…it isn’t one
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