First Handtool project

Nice

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Wow, you didn't hold back! I have to confess that I've been ruining wood with handtools for 30 years, and I've done just a few dovetails in that time.

Are the ends of the stool really curved, or is that a photographic illusion? If the former, you're REALLY ambitious!

Nice little stool. I have a similar but much plainer one on my wife's side of the bed. When we got our pillow-top mattress five years ago, it was (and is) way too tall for my five-foot-nothing LOML to get into without a little help.

OT digression: if anyone's thinking about getting a new mattress, DO NOT buy a Spring Air mattress. It sagged almost immediately, and, although it has a ten-year warranty, the company refuses to honor it because it hasn't sagged enough for their standards.

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Mike-in-Havertown

>Hey Bill,

Yes the ends are beveled/tapered. The ends of the legs are a bit over 3/8 inch thick, while the middle is 3/4 inch thick. The bevel/taper goes about 2 inches on each side and the stool is about 8 or 9 inches wide.

I probably should have cut the dovetails first and then did the bevel, but I beveled first and made my life abit more stressful. Oh well, story of my life.

Mike-in-Havertown

President,

People for the Ethical Treatment of Mike-in-Havertown

Right on!

Luke Herzberg

>Hey Mike, nice stool. It's good to see some purely hand tool projects (ya know, as opposed to endless debate over which tools and how to use them).

How did you like shellac? I've been pondering trying it out.

Did you start with rough wood and flatten, plane, rip, etc.?

Again, looks great.

- Luke, guilty of endless tool debate. : )

Very nice...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Curved sides right out of the chute eh! Looks like you learned a lot from a relatively simple looking stool. Love that 1/4 note wedge too!

Very cool.

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Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>Pretty respectable job I must say. With a good start like this I'd say you have a bright future in the Neanderthal world! Well done.

Tommy

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Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>Nice job, Mike. Curved DTs are impressive!

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Mike-in-Havertown

>Shellac was actually pretty cool to work with. It was on sale at the local hardware store so I decided to give it a try. I was amazed at how quick it dried. I liked the fact I could complete both coats within 2 hours or so.

I used the premixed Zinser clear. For 3 bucks I figured I could not go wrong. It will now be incorporated into all drawer sides from now on.

Mike

Outstanding!

Bill Murphy/Reading,PA.

>Wow Mike. For your first attempt at all hand power, you did a great job. I'm inspired.

Bill

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Ernie Miller

>Nice stool I like the curve on the ends. I would be worried about the larg heads on the pegs getting broke off as they seem to stick out aways. but they can be replaced if they do break.