Chippendale Stool

Looking Great Tony!

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>Tony,

I hope you post finished photos. That stool is gonna be a real dandy. It's good you got it off the shelf!

Tom

Re: Chippendale Stool

Ernie Miller

>Looks good I to want to see finished pictures

Well Done!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>That going to be one nice piece when it completed. You did a great job on the feet IMHO.

Re: Chippendale Stool

s.mackay@worldnet.att.net

>YOU carved the ball & claw ? Stunning ! You ARE a Bad Man !

Questions

john jesseph

>Looks really nice! Crisp, careful work! May I ask a few questions about overall dimensions of the piece? And may I ask how big the leg stock was, how high off the ground is the equator of the ball, and what tools Phil recommends for carving the foot? Thanks!!!

Re: Questions

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>I never really cared for the Ball and Claw design, something about claws on a leg just never made sense to me and truth be told I always found them to be a bit scary looking, but I will certainly say that it looks like you've done an extremely nice job carving these out.

I also really like the little swoopy cabriole leg, they look really graceful. I look forward to seeing the finished stool. Are you doing the cover by hand? ;~)

I know you'll be happy not to have that one leg kicking around the shop anymore eh?

T.O.

Re: Questions

Tony - Memphis

>You know, the more I look at this thing, the more I think the ball and claw is a bit much too. I like them for their historical value, but I think I like the Queen Anne stuff better. The ball and claw look clunky on the end of that nice graceful curve. This is a new stance for me. Maybe its just my execution? Dunno. I'm working on a dressing table that has spoon feet and they seem more appropriate for the carbriole leg. Now, we have a couple of so called antiques that have much smaller ball and claw feet and they are not quite as much contrast to the scale of the leg.

Thanks,

Tony

PS

Tony - Memphis

>Yes, the seat will be done by hand. I've (we - my wife helps me) have done a couple. I build the frame and then stretch the webbing adn staple it on, layer of foam, layer of batting, then the fabric.

Yep, glad to get the pileof parts off the shelf and into the house. As much as mohagany costs these days, it was a shame for it to be sitting there unused.

Tony

Re: Questions

Tony - Memphis

>Thanks. Actually, the camera and distance hide a lot of what shows that I am quite the hack! I'll have to measure stuff at home to answer the dimension questions. I think I have a tool list from class at home. Seems like I posted it once here. I'll find it. His video is great. Since it had been so long since the class, I froze the tape and took pictures from the tv screen! Made notes on those and carried them to the shop with me. '

Tony

Re: Questions

James Watriss

>We did similar legs at North Bennet. Of course, the stools we did have 4 different legs, and they're really kinda weird looking...

I think the Ball and claw really calls for some knee carving. Ours had acanthus leaves on them. It breaks up the sweep of the leg, and makes for a surface that's textured pretty much all over, as opposed to something that's nice and graceful and smooth being terminated in a carved out foot.

Still, I'm with the other guys. Nice job!