03-13-2016, 09:15 AM
Finished my bench stool build, very happy with it. This was my first time for angled mortise & tenons, but I followed Mr. Sellers instruction, and it turned out great using a storyboard on a piece of plywood. Once the bevel angle was set, I could use the same bevel on all of my shoulder cuts, and it would finish square. I did realize I needed a better bevel gauge than the plastic one I had....
Shaping the legs went well, I was nervous I would shape down too low and say Hello to a mortise hole, but luckily that didn't happen.
Cutting the curves on the rails was no problem. Stop cuts with the tenon saw, then chisel to the line. Spokeshave to cleanup, but the radius was too tight for my flat boggs... so I had to improvise with a scraper...
I was supposed to carve the seat.. I tried 2 versions, both of which I used to keep us warm last night... Ended up just making a flat seat for now until my skills/tooling improves.
Stool is made from Alder, and finished in 3 coats BLO and wax. Super fun build.
Shaping the legs went well, I was nervous I would shape down too low and say Hello to a mortise hole, but luckily that didn't happen.
Cutting the curves on the rails was no problem. Stop cuts with the tenon saw, then chisel to the line. Spokeshave to cleanup, but the radius was too tight for my flat boggs... so I had to improvise with a scraper...
I was supposed to carve the seat.. I tried 2 versions, both of which I used to keep us warm last night... Ended up just making a flat seat for now until my skills/tooling improves.
Stool is made from Alder, and finished in 3 coats BLO and wax. Super fun build.
