wouldwurker Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Part of my 2015 woodworking resolution was to build more one/two day projects, but try to incorporate at least one new technique in each. My wife needs a little stool for her closet to reach the upper shelves. I had plenty of scrap mahogany leftover from the G&G Adirondack Chair Guild Build, so Valentines Day present - check. Not much of a journal, but it was fun to design on the fly and build in short order. Just make something, dammit. - Check. Credit where credit is due - this is the design from which I spring-boarded my own elements http://www.walmart.com/ip/Unfinished-Slat-Stool-Unassembled/33456175 Joinery is with 5x30 dominos. 14 in total. The new technique (which I 'kind-of' used already, but executed poorly) was a wedged dowel. Big thanks to WdWrker for his help in the chat room last night. I never even thought about grain orientation for future expansion, not to mention all the other things I was doing wrong in my attempt to 'wing-it'. Driving in that maple wedge to a dowel in 3/4" material is terrifying...it was the very last bit of the project and I was convinced I'd split the entire side...ended successfully though. Anyway, not many journal pics, but you can reverse engineer this one by eye. Stool is mahogany, dowel is poplar, wedge is soft maple. Finished with Watco Teak. Last coat will go on tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Nicely done! That chat room is a great place to bash around ideas and sort out methods that are unclear. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Mighty fine job there Vinn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 It turned out nice ! Ya gotta take a few risks to learn and grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 If my dog didn't like me in the chat room, I'd spend more time in there picking brains, well, some brains! Nicely done Vinny! Hey where's that video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 No video, Richard. But keep an eye out for my New York Times best-selling coffee table book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Nice job Vinny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 No video, Richard. But keep an eye out for my New York Times best-selling coffee table book. Aw hell, I never learned to read! But I can watch a video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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