A couple months ago I picked up some 8/4 Maple from Bobby G. When I broke it down I had a short piece that I couldn't use for it's original intended purpose. I have been wanting to make something like the Renwick Stool ever since Shamrock posted his excellent example.
The drop wasn't quite big enough to make the full sized version so I went with a smaller step stool. It is just the right size for my younger children's bathroom so they can reach the sink
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The dovetails are cut by hand. I did a terrible job off the saw so it took me quite a while to fit them. And in the end they are a little gaptacular but it fits the rest of the construction. For example I rounded the "legs" with a spokeshave. I left the tool marks from the shave for extra character.
The curve on the under side of the top of the stool was roughed out with a rabbet plane and shaped with a scraper I made out of an old handsaw. I was surprised how easy it was to hack up the old saw, grind the profile I wanted, hone the edge and turn a burr. It won't be the last time I use that technique.
Thanks for looking!
Salem
The drop wasn't quite big enough to make the full sized version so I went with a smaller step stool. It is just the right size for my younger children's bathroom so they can reach the sink
.The dovetails are cut by hand. I did a terrible job off the saw so it took me quite a while to fit them. And in the end they are a little gaptacular but it fits the rest of the construction
. For example I rounded the "legs" with a spokeshave. I left the tool marks from the shave for extra character.The curve on the under side of the top of the stool was roughed out with a rabbet plane and shaped with a scraper I made out of an old handsaw. I was surprised how easy it was to hack up the old saw, grind the profile I wanted, hone the edge and turn a burr. It won't be the last time I use that technique.
Thanks for looking!
Salem
