About

This project is sort of a 2.0 version of the step stool project in Woodworking Basics: Power Tools. This version isn't as heavy and is entirely natural wood, without plywood components. You'll learn techniques not covered in the power tools class, including how to cut precisely measured complex angles.

You'll mill rough boards to dimensions and make mortise-and-tenon joints using the Festool domino machine. There also are some screwed joints, which you'll finish by countersinking and covering the screw heads  with plugs. One of the final steps is cutting the handle in the top.

You'll build your chair from sapele, an African mahogany that was milled with quartersawn boards to reveal its ribbon wood grain. It shimmers when you look at it from various angles, a characteristic called chatoyance.

Details

A $50 materials fee, included in the class fee, covers everything you need.

Prerequisites

• Woodshop Tool Safety  Checkout 1
• Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2

Helpful but not required:

• Woodworking Basics: Prepping Lumber for Projects
• Woodworking Basics: Power Tools

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome.
• You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid dangling clothing and jewelry.
• We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.