Project Information
The seat of this stool was a study in capturing grain direction. I wanted a tall back and deep seat with an almost saddle effect. My goal was to select a forked log of black walnut so that I could capture continuous long grain fibers from front to back. The back (or cantle) veers into the limb, and the front (pommel) comes from the trunk. The curly figure in the seat was a pleasant surprise!
I built the tripod log base from Hedge (Bois D'Arc). It is through tenoned (and splined) at the seat. I selected the tripod mainly because I intend to keep this as shop furniture, and this keeps it from wobbling on an uneven floor or a pile of shavings.
I sculpted the seat initially with a chainsaw blade on the angle grinder then switched to a Kutzall wheel. Once the seat fit my "hiney" pretty well, I faired the curves with sandpaper and finished the seat with sprayed lacquer.
I built the tripod log base from Hedge (Bois D'Arc). It is through tenoned (and splined) at the seat. I selected the tripod mainly because I intend to keep this as shop furniture, and this keeps it from wobbling on an uneven floor or a pile of shavings.
I sculpted the seat initially with a chainsaw blade on the angle grinder then switched to a Kutzall wheel. Once the seat fit my "hiney" pretty well, I faired the curves with sandpaper and finished the seat with sprayed lacquer.
