Bar Stools

great looking stools… they turned out really nice…

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Nice stools. Welcome.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

Great looking stools and the craftsmanship looks first rate!
...and welcome to LJ!

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Nice Stools! forgive me if this question seems novice. How did you attach the top to the legs?

-- Adam

In the prototype stool, I tried to make a integral square tenon on the top of the leg that would protrude through the seat. It was somewhat successful, but given the 7 degree angle on the legs it was difficult to get the tenon to fit tight. I decided it was to much work (and too much of a risk that I would make a visible ill-fitting joint) Eventually I settled for a 1/2” walnut dowel that goes through the seat and approximately 1” into the leg. I flush cut the dowel with the seat.

-- Josh Lawson - Ankeny, Iowa

Very nice work. Welcome to LJs! Thanks for sharing.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

Ah, that’s a great idea! I can understand the troubles of making that tight fitting. Someone out there has got to have a jig for that… :) there is a jig for almost anything. Thank you for the explanation!

-- Adam

Sweet Stools, I like the design…

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Those look great! I really like the wedged through mortise and tennon joint! Fantastic.
But It may have been nice to see them on the top joints as well, and drop the shorter side aprons down to allow for them. Just my 2 cents. But I’ve favorited these as I really like them!
Mind showing us the jig you used to form the seats?

Ryan

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Nice work. They are really handsome.
Good job on the angled tenon shoulders and angled mortises. Those are always fun.

Welcome to LJs,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Very nice work, I like the design. I would like to build a couple. Do you have any pictures of the router jig you used for the seats?

Welcome to LJs.

-- Mike

I don’t have a picture of the jig handy and I’m traveling for the weekend. I’ll try to post one on Monday.

-- Josh Lawson - Ankeny, Iowa

Here’s the router jig that I made the seat tops with:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/29318

-- Josh Lawson - Ankeny, Iowa

Thanks for the link to your jig, that’s a very neat jig, I am going to try and build one to use to build some stools for my shop.

-- Mike

Josh – I really like these stools and would like to make some stools based on your design. Do you have any plans or notes on how you built it?

Thanks,
Greg