EDG - MAKE A CURVED STAKE-LEG STOOL 24-2

MAKE A STAKE-LEG STOOL                                                               

Instructor:       Steve Poland

Class Assistant:    Jim Spitzer

Prerequisites: Intro To Guild Safety and Core Tool Certification

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:

•         Use a table saw fixture to create 8 sided legs from square stock.
•         Use a router table jig to form precise diameter round tenons.
•         Use band saw to slit wedge slot and drill to bore stress relief at bottom of slot.
•         Use an angled fixture on drill press to create splayed mortises.
•         Use a curved rail router sled jig to carve a radiused seat top.
•         Use band saw to cut wedges for locking the tenons in mortise
•         Use a flush-cut saw and block plane to trim tenon flush with seat.
•         Use a height marking fixture to set up leg length cut with Japanese saw.
•         Use block plane to champher edges of seat and bottom of legs.
•          Finish sanding with random orbit sander.

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.

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