Thread: Seating arrangements

A couple of months ago I was around at the in-laws house and the MIL showed me a stool that she was using outdoors. It was made out of painted MDF and I guess at some point it got wet and the MDF was starting to delaminate. She asked me if I could make another stool for her.

So I knocked this together.





It is made from 6 x 2" pressure treated pine. I copied the design from a YouTube video of a Japanese gentleman making one, although he didn't show any measurements. Reasonably please with how it turned out, however I did make a mistake with the height. I forgot that the legs go through the seat and I cut the legs as if they would be attached to the bottom of the seat, making the height an inch and a half too low. Gave it to the MIL to test out and her comments was that it was a bit too low and the seat diameter was a tad too small.

I told her to just consider it a stool sample.

Based on her comments, I made a few more;







These were made from scraps and reclaimed wood. The white one is from pine and was the first one of this set. I altered how I built the later ones based on what I learned on the first pine one. There is another four seats made, I just need to mill up more of the reclaimed wood to make the legs. Also, I will use wood plugs that are of the same species of wood in the future, I thought the ash plugs contrast would look good, but I don't like it.

Somehow got into my head that I liked making chairs, so I knocked this one up last week.







I put the last coat of danish oil on it last night. It is now the wife's makeup chair.

It is based on Sam Maloof's designs. (Look him up if you are interested). The plans and templates were purchased out of the US. I built most of it in a Thai woodworking school in Bangkok. About 6 days or 46 hours of work.

Nice work. MIL should be very pleased.

Good man.


Don't suppose you do kitchen cabinets and floor to ceiling walk-in wardrobes by any chance.


Put yer skills into making wooden cars.

Originally Posted by Barty

I told her to just consider it a stool sample.

impressive

Is there truth in the rumour that this will be your next project?



Hopefully not for your cheese and kisses

Originally Posted by baldrick

impressive

Glad someone picked that up.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Is there truth in the rumour that this will be your next project?

Funny you should show that picture, I have the same picture saved on my Imgur account and showed it to my wife. She wasn't against the idea. However, the next project will be a set of Maloof inspired barstools. I will probably start those next month sometime.

Originally Posted by Barty

showed it to my wife. She wasn't against the idea.

You lucky fooker.


It's only 10 minutes of drilling away from being a nuru massage seat, where they slide underneath and slowly suck on your nuts and bolts while oiling your drill bit.

Originally Posted by Barty

Glad someone picked that up.

I doubt baldrick would literally 'pick it up'.