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MAKE A STAKE-LEG STOOL
Instructor: Steve Poland
Coordinator: Bill Hamilton
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, Instructor Steve Poland will describe a range of approaches to forming cylindrical tenons that he worked through before arriving at methods for creating accurate and strong cylindrical mortise and tenon joints without use of a lathe. Then you will create your own simple stool. 5 students will be able to participate in this class. You will have the option of finishing with the simple plank style or using a curved track router jig to create the curved seat version. We should have a couple species options, but won’t know what is available prior to the class.
Basic operations will include:
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:
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