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MAKE A STAKE-LEG STOOL
Instructor: Steve Poland
Coordinator: Doug Drake
Prerequisites: Intro To Guild Safety and Core Tool Certification
One hour will be scheduled as a lunch period. Please bring your own lunch or obtain food locally.
In this class we will discuss various design options for your future stake-leg stool projects, and then you will create your own simple stool. Instructor will describe a range of approaches to forming cylindrical tenons that the instructor worked through before arriving at methods for creating accurate and strong cylindrical mortise and tenon joints without use of a lathe.
Basic operations will include:
Use a table saw fixture to create 8 sided legs from square stock.
We will supply a milled slab of approximately 1-1/2” x 8” x 18” for the seat, and a similar slab to rip into the 4 legs.
For this pilot class we will not use “live underside segments” due to the significant additional time required to remove bark and prepare those uneven surfaces for finish, and bracing the uneven surface for mortising.
Students will also use these hand tools (and recommend bring your own if available):
Goals of the Class: Primary goal is for students to master the wedged cylindrical mortise & tenon joint. To understand several seat form design options, and to gain confidence through constructing a basic stool.
Instructor will provide jigs: