A little Esherick; A little Escher

[Prashun Patel]

I have been trying my hand at green woodworking and Windsor chairs recently. The riving process yields a lot of off-cuts that aren't really appropriate for a chair. But it seems a sin to waste them. I also have several wider off-cuts from tables that are too narrow or thin to otherwise be a chair seat.

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The top is walnut (lathe turned; it's really a platter); the base is (I think) pin oak from our yard @ work. Finished in spar varnish. The legs and stretchers were riven, then shaped with a draw knife.

C&C invited.

[ken hatch]

Prashun,

I like, I really like. Beautiful and I would love to have it in my home.

ken

[Joe Tilson]

Prashun,
What a nice way to use scrap pieces. They are not scrap now, very nice indeed, go get um!

[Ted Calver]

Excellent!! Love the combination of woods and the contrast between the riven legs and the contoured top. Well done!

[Pat Barry]

Very nice work. I especially like the natural shapes of the legs and stretchers. How tall is it?

[David Eisenhauer]

Very nice indeed. Simple, uncluttered, functional. Thanks for sharing Prashtun. Your travels into the chair world have been inspiring to see.

[Jim Koepke]

All the above.

Nice use of materials on hand.

jtk

[Eric Rathhaus]

Prashun, beautiful! I especially enjoy the contrasting texture of the walnut and oak.

[Mel Fulks]

You might be the only boutique bodger! If you are now an employee ...someone will soon yell "speed up !".
I don't think anyone will walk by it without treating a hand to the rolling silkyness.

[Jim Matthews]

Nicely done.

Reminds me of Adrian McCurdy, whose work I admire.

Kudos

[Thomas Wilson]

Very nice. Chairs and stools are a completely different skill set from cabinets and tables.

[Frederick Skelly]

I LIKE that Prashun! Very nice!

[Andrew Hughes]

I also like it . Very cool

[Christopher Charles]

Hi Prashun,

That's a delightful little stool--organic and elegant at the same time.

Best,
Chris

[Prashun Patel]

Thank you for the comments. Here is a picture of the top. I rounded and scooped it on the lathe. Then I planed the bevel reliefs. I have a confession: when I split the tops of the legs with a chisel and drove the wedges, the split ran beneath the bottom of the seat. I'm not going to glue or do anything to it, but it's certainly not right. I suspect this happens if the seat is not fully engaged to the tenon. It was hard to do that because the curved surface, and 3-legged support didn't lend itself to easy clamping to a solid surface. Next time I will probably drill a relief hole across the bottom of the kerf to allow the tenon to bend without forcing a split farther down the leg. I could build a jig to clamp it better, but the more complex it gets, the less easy it is to justify as a 'use up your waste' project.