Japanese stool. Finished with final work in progress shots

[ProShop]

I like that a lot Adam, to me it is very oriental looking, which I like.

 

[llangatwgnedd]

Brill Adam ,
I like the Tenons and the contrast :wink:

 

[Waka]

Adam

What a wonderful piece of craftmanship, really like the style.

 

[Philly]

Nice work, Adam!
Been wondering when it would appear :wink:
Philly

 

[Alf]

Wow. I confess I was a bit worried how it'd end up looking at one stage, but that's very cool. Certainly different. =D>

Cheers, Alf

 

[Chris Knight]

Adam,
That looks brilliant - really special!

 

[wizer]

amazing Adam, really amazing!

I love it!

 

[tim]

That looks great - well done. Like Alf, I had some concerns at the early stages but you've done a fab job.

Is it comfy to sit on?

Cheers

Tim

 

[Neil]

Nice work, Adam - I like the wedged tenons too 8)

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Adam]

Nice work, Adam - I like the wedged tenons too 8)

Cheers,
Neil

Neil, Noel, no wonder we get them confused - they write the same messages. :roll:

Thanks guys (+ gals) - I meant to bring the rest of the progress shots to work to upload - but forgot.

Adam

 

[Gill]

Hi Adam

Congratulations - you've made it work beautifully!

Gill

 

[dedee]

Adam, that's amazing. I realy like the way that the faux pas have been turned into design elements and those wedged tenons look cool.

Andy

 

[Mdotflorida]

Adam

I love the wedged tenons and the overall piece.

You have a good eye for design.

Jeff

 

[Adam]

Here's those work in progress shots I forgot to post

I cleaned up the edges using a #7 jointer. They'd been knocked around quite a bit.

And the same for the ends. I used a LA jack for that.

WIth everything looking a bit more assembled, I used some test sticks to measure the width between of the rails. I could have measured this, but this was more accurate (I think!).

I then transferred the measurments onto the rails

I cut a couple of wedges, and then mounted the whole batch in the woodrat. Its perfect for these unusual cuts. Especially doing the whole batch in one go.

I'm checking for any mistakes - and the results are pretty good.

Cutting the other face of the mortice requires it to have a matching angle. I reckon a tenon saw and chisel is the best option. I'm using a marking guage to scribe my lines.

Making the cuts...

Next stage is a dry assembly - just to check everything

I want to round of the edges slightly so am using a router with a round over bit.

And the same thing for the rails. I'm using router matting which holds everything securely.

A bit of sanding before assembly makes everything much easier, and stops the glue drips sticking to the wood.

Final hand sanding

Everything taped up with masking tape.

Anyone else have this trouble?

Everything gets a coat of danish oil

Need to make the wedges next. Cut approximately on the bandsaw

You can see how rough they are:

Then smoothed on a sander ready for use

Regular PVA

Hammering the wedges into position - you can feel them "bite" and thats when I stop knocking them in!

Clamps on

Trimming then planing the ends.

More coats of oil.

Making the feet

Drilling the holes. I've left some slack to cope with the expansion of the wood against the long grain of the feet

End grain shavings with a spokeshave - lovely!

Trimming them up a bit...

Smoothing them relative to the ash sides.

Touch more sanding...

And fini!

 

[DaveL]

Adam,

Thanks for taking the time to shoot all of these pictures, I love seeing how things come together.
You have made a very nice stool.
Do you mark your work? I think you should, your grand children can then proudly show their grand children the family pieces, complete with your mark. I bought a branding iron with my initials on and try to remember to mark the back/bottom of things, before putting the finish on.

 

[Chris Knight]

Adam,
What a great series of shots! Super informative. A nice demonstration too of the Rat's capabilities.

 

[dedee]

Excellant WIP pics Adam - you don't use glue sparingly do you? :lol: And as for the mole grips you can be glad that was not a child proof top.

Andy

 

[gidon]

Proper job Adam! Nice design and nicely executed. Like all the WIP shots too.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Adam]

Do you mark your work? I think you should, your grand children can then proudly show their grand children the family pieces, complete with your mark.

Yes, for the first time. Normally I use a marker pen

Adam

 

[DaveL]

Adam,

Nice one, much better than a marker pen.