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I have been making stools like this for several years for friends and family. This one is out of cherry and not as wide as I normally make them (widest cherry I could find). They are solid and most importantly stable. One can stand on either end of the stool and not tip over.
I am wondering about taking the joinery up a notch while improving the strength of the joints and the overall attractiveness of the piece. All the joints are butt joints with glues and screws and plugs in the screw holes. Your thoughts and constructive criticism is appreciated.
Mart
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thetimberkid
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posted 48 days ago
Nice stool!
Thanks for the post
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lew
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posted 48 days ago
Mart,
Nice looking stools! Very functional and SAFE!
If you used contrasting wood colors, through tenons on the side to top joint would look neat and be very strong. Also, a dovetail connection between the stretchers and sides would look nice but would probably need to be hand cut because the side/stretcher intersection is not perpendicular.
Just some thoughts.
Lew
Bigbuck
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posted 48 days ago
Very nice, that is a great looking stool.
I would probably try a mortice and tenon joint of some sort if you wanted to eliminate using mechanical fastners. I haven’t tried them much but I like the loose tenons because they are easy to fit. Through mortice and tenons look good but I haven’t tried one yet.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 48 days ago
Nice stool. On the one hand, if it ain’t broke (your design) don’t fix it. On the other hand, it’s always good to experiment and learn new techniques.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
DAN
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posted 48 days ago
well thought out posting.
might try a bisquit joiner
big brass screws would look nice too.
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mart
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posted 48 days ago
I like the dovetail and tenon idea. I think I could cut the dovetail with my router table. I have never tried angled through tenons. It’s off to the shop to experiment!
Mart
trifern
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posted 47 days ago
Nice looking stool. Thank you for sharing.
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Chris
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posted 46 days ago
How about a Wedged Through Tenon with contrasting woods species?
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suliman
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posted 46 days ago
GOOD JOP.
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