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Jim Jakosh
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Oak Library Stool
When traveling I like to get ideas from the Sky Mall magazine in the airliners.
This one is from there and is called a library stool and I have made 3 of them. We have ours in the kitchen and we use it quite a bit. It is really quite stable even when standing on the top.
I made it from scrap oak from Hamilton Lumber's firewood box. They cut off the ends of bunks as they load them onto semi's and give the scrap away.
It is 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 22" high.
Anyway, this project is put together almost entirely with 5/16" dowels. I have a doweling fixture I made and it has a gage that goes to 36" so I can register the dowel pattern anywhere along that length. The only screws hold on the steps and the steps pivot on 1/4" machine screws.
it is stained with Zar #120 Teak Natural stain and finished with polyurethane.
This one is from there and is called a library stool and I have made 3 of them. We have ours in the kitchen and we use it quite a bit. It is really quite stable even when standing on the top.
I made it from scrap oak from Hamilton Lumber's firewood box. They cut off the ends of bunks as they load them onto semi's and give the scrap away.
It is 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 22" high.
Anyway, this project is put together almost entirely with 5/16" dowels. I have a doweling fixture I made and it has a gage that goes to 36" so I can register the dowel pattern anywhere along that length. The only screws hold on the steps and the steps pivot on 1/4" machine screws.
it is stained with Zar #120 Teak Natural stain and finished with polyurethane.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Nice looking and functional stool Jim.
I keep meaning to make a library chair but never seem to get around to it.
I keep meaning to make a library chair but never seem to get around to it.
Nice work Jim. I have one of the old metal ones.
well done jim, you sure are busy.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Thanks Mike, Danny and Larry!!
Hi Larry. I made this some years ago. I just brought over 4 projects from LJ's. I don't post there any more and I want to capture my best ones here. It is so sad what they did to that once great site of Martin's.
Cheers, Jim
Hi Larry. I made this some years ago. I just brought over 4 projects from LJ's. I don't post there any more and I want to capture my best ones here. It is so sad what they did to that once great site of Martin's.
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Like the stool a lot. Well done and it has held up well.
Ron
A grate looking stool Jim, well done.
Main Street to the Mountains
Extraordinary!
...woodicted
Very nice, great use of excess wood.
Thanks Ron, Ivan , Eric and tom!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
i love this very nice stool GR8 JOB 😍😎👍
*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
Looks great Jim...Stools are always good to have...
Regards......Cliff,
Regards......Cliff,
Thanks, Tony and Cliff........
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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