Inbound to waypoint 58 North, 20 West (5820N) before starting our descent into London. I'll be home in a few days and start another stool project.
With one piece of four foot, one inch stock, I'm able to make two stools with material left over to contribute to a third. Here you can see the top, legs and skirt after they've been run through my 10" table saw and been notched on my 10" bandsaw.
All the parts are just balanced in position here to insure that everything is square before assembly.
Apply a little glue, it doesn't take much, square the stool once again, attach a clamp and walk away to enjoy lunch and our latest snowstorm.
Now comes the fun part as I pull out my favorite nail gun and go to town. The hard part is not shooting too many 18 gauge finish nails that I'll have to fill and sand later. Tomorrow I'll rasp the tops leading edges to make it appear old from use and sand the entire stool with my Makita orbital sander.
I chose to paint this stool black and stain the top with cherry stain. The painting is of the Second Meetinghouse, now the Congregational Church, built in 1774 in the village of Amherst, NH.
After painting the top, I apply two coats of satin polyurethane, rubbing each with a very fine piece of steelwool, eliminating minute air bubbles. My goal is to make my construction look as old as possible.
Here's another with our own home as the subject.
