Walnut island stools
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Walnut island stools
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Very Elegant! I am curious about your technique for the clever leg to seat joint.
Missouri, Where the Walnut trees grow straight, tall, and gigantic. Therefore, it's not that bad.
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Beautiful design and joinery!!!!
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Very nice, clean, elegant, and well executed - good job, Mark! I agree with Maurice and Jim on the joinery.
How did you strengthen the bottom stretcher? Seems like those joints wouldn't be very strong or hold up if someone put much weight on them.
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Very nice. I really like the wood grain in the seats.
Lee Schierer
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For leg/seat joinery, start with the seat blank before it has been cut to final shape. Cut a flat reference edge where each leg goes. Then cut a rectangular slot into each leg position. The width of the slot is the the distance between the two tenons (see 4th photo). I cut these slots with a dado. Next, use a 1 1/2" diameter slotting and rabbeting bit with plunge router to cut down from top and up from bottom registering off the slot, leaving the tenon thickness in the middle. Now thickness the leg stock to fit the width of the rabbeted part of the seat. Next cut out the leg blank leaving a flat reference surface on the inside top of the leg. Cut the slots into the 3 inside surfaces of the leg so that the slot thickness equals the tenon thickness and the slot is located down form the leg top far enough for the leg to slightly protrude for top of seat. Finally, use a 3/4" round-over bit to radius the 2 inside corners of the leg. This completes the joint.Originally Posted by Maurice Mcmurry
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The three pieces that make up the stretcher are strengthened by an internal spline.
Beautifully done. Great explanation on the Maloof-ish joint. If you look at some of Sam’s larger pedestal tables, he also used straps and splines to strengthen areas. I am afraid to let my wife see this. I owe her some stools and yours look a bit beyond my skills.
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Wow Mark - outstanding work. As others have said, the joinery is first rate - clean, precise and elegant. Love the fact that there isn't a straight cut anywhere.
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Simply incredibly beautiful and intriguing joinery! Well done, Sir!
Ken
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That's beautiful work!
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That goes beyond woodworking and into the realm of art woodworking. Well done!
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David’s comment was my first thought as well, mostly end grain joints in the triangle, I guessed spline!
End result is lovely.
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