Your project is to design and make your own stool.

Give the stool your own design. Change proportions and make your own details. Remember to take your skills and tools into consideration. If you are totally new to woodworking I recommend a design with straight cuts only, and keeping a 90 degree angle om the legs.

Materials

Designing: Drawing paper, pencil, T-ruler

Modelmaking: Cardboard, spray glue, Stanley knife

Woodworking/need to have: Hand saw, hammer, pencil, square, clamps, measuring tape, knife, drill, sanding paper, glue, screws.

Woodworking/nice to have: Chisel, mallet, planer, circular saw, hack saw, miter saw.

Getting started:

Start with the design-video and get your drawing equipment ready. Be inspired, get your ideas down on paper. Make your own design.

Here are some variations that might give you some inspiration:

The legs square to the seat, with straight cuts only:

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Two rails instead of one, one on each side:

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Curves instead of straight cuts.

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More advanced: Putting the legs on each side of the rail.

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The stool I do in the class is close to kids' size. (240 mm high, 150 mm wide, and 450 mm long).

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When you do your own design, the size of the furniture is challenging to imagine. Do some measurements on existing furniture around you. The model will also give you all answers, then you can look at your design in 3d

Before starting the woodworking take a look at cutting out the pieces and putting the pieces together.

Sharing Your Artwork:

I am more than ready to see your work! Feel free to upload any of the following to the "Your Project" section.

Your works-in-progress from any stages of the project
Your final stool

If you share your pictures on social media, be sure to use the hashtag #skillsharefurnituremaking. Then we can all see what you're working on! And please reach out to me if you have any questions or need guidance.

William Bouchard

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