Wooden Stool

I thought I would like the padded seat best before I looked at the wood seat. Wow! Really graceful lines and I appreciate the mechanical integrity. Nice work!

Really Cool –
A very similar wood seat version was just in Fine Woodworking Readers gallery this month.

-- "_If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves_." Edison

NICE BUILD! You do good work. Must be that there is inspiration in the wod? And I’m envious of the woods that are available to you guys. LOL!

I’m enjoying your creative quest.

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Beautiful wood. I like the design.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

At first I thought padded seat so much more comfy. Then I looked at the wooden seat….. Wow it shows off the project so much more. I vote for the wooden seat but then again I am a lumberjock…LOL

Both are fantastic and great design….. Congrats…..

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

cool design,well done

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

beautiful stools. I really like the curved leg design. Are they bent laminations of stream bent? Both versions look great, but I prefer the wood seat. It looks more elegant.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Hi Woodbridge. I used both lamination’s and steam bending on this project. Front legs steam and back lamination.

-- George Coles, Antipolo, Philippines

Beautiful work, George.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Wow! both look great, can now imagine what beautiful Ipil wood really is. My dad used to have a lot of them in a farm in Phils. and get the leaves as cow feeds then the trunk for firewood. I might try some for chairs and hope will look as gorgeous as yours. Great work!

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George,

How long did this wood dry?

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

This is recycled timber, My guesstimate is that it had been cut more than 100 years ago. When I tested with moisture meter, the post it came out of was 16% and the normal moisture content here is around 18 – 20 % on my meter.

-- George Coles, Antipolo, Philippines

LOL! It dried a long time ago…..

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher