couple of stools

JohnnyR

JohnnyR

John
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Built these based on a Charles Brock design. Walnut and Maple finished with OSMO. I got the 10/4 maple at the Hardwood Store and picked the 8/4 walnut out of the cut off bins. I hadn't done much sculpting before. Hogged the seat recesses with a Kutzall grinder. That is very hard to master so when I got close I switched to 40 grit for the concave middle and used rasps and files on the front. On the legs, after bandsawing I used a 3/4" round over about 6" from the top to fit the rabbets cut in the seat. From there I just used spokeshaves and hand sanding on the legs and stretcher. I had a Stanley 151 with a flat sole but needed a round sole for the concave edges. I bought a Kunz, figuring I could spend a couple hours tuning it up but never could get it to work well. So I borrowed a Lie Nielsen and it was the sweetest hand tool I've ever used. It also out shined the Stanley on the convex curves. I'm sure a lot of it was because of the much heavier blade. A huge difference in price but if I do more work like this I'll invest in it.
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cyclopentadiene

cyclopentadiene

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Nice job on the Maloof joinery. Stools look great

My 2 cents on plans and tools:

Charles Brock has annoying videos but his plans are not bad. He tries to be Roy Underhill and it does not work for him. Scott Morrison videos are much more enjoyable to watch. Hal Taylor is probably the best of the three major Maloof plan guys put there. I strongly urge you to visit the Renwick in DC to see the Maloof pieces while on display. At one time I knew the security guard on a first nane basis and he would turn off the security and let me take photos underneath. I also strongly seeing the masters work at the Maloof home in Alto Loma Ca. The guys in the shop are wonderful and Larry trained with Sam Maloof. Everything in the home is amazing.

Do you have a Festool Rotex sander? These make seat shaping much easier. I generally go from the angle grinder carbide burr straight to 80 grit on a Festool RO90dx and can shape a chair seat and sand to 220 in about an hour. A seat like this is probably 30 minutes with the Festool sander.

A Shinto saw rasp (the one with a handle is awkward and totally useless for a lefty) cuts time shaping legs. I have not found a roundover bit that I am satisfied with and generally shape legs by hand. In terms of Rasps. Airouj are phenomenal but costly (I only own 1). Narex are not bad and much more affordable. The Nicolsen (not Nicolson) are fair and inexpensive. Liogieer are also good but costly. I am not a fan of Iwaski. Have not tried kutzall or woodriver brands but would be interested in reviews.

In terms of a spokeshave the Veritas are a happy medium cost wise between old Stanley 151 and Lie Nielsen or Clifton. The only drawback to veritas is the handle tends to unscrew while using. However it is more comfortable to the hand than any of the others. The Clifton cuts even better than the LN but costs more.

My other two short list visits are Wharton Eshericks home and George Nakashimas home.
 
drw

drw

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John, awesome job! All aspect of the stools are beautifully designed, crafted and finished! Thank you for sharing.
 
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