Gloostool

Clamps and blocks, angles and wedges. 

Getting it straight

I like to work a piece like this step by step- here I'm laying out the rear leg stretchers and joints- I suppose I could have drawn this out with great detail but seeing it full size and making adjustments works in a one man shop.

There that's a goodah!

Ah now for the fun part, turn off the machines and the dust system, grab the spoke shave and the compass plane, ignore the phone and hand carve a stool seat, thats nice. Soft maple even with heavy curl just responds so well to a sharp plane. I get to add my deliberate curves now, bringing the sides forward to widen the front, taper the ends, curve the butt, break the edges so the through tenons wont bust 'em, bench work is so nice.

Get it all in there

Angled double tenon with a slight pitch forward, being set up with blocks, clamps, pre cut bottom angle, pre shaped top to reduce tear out on top, fresh block under each tenon to reduce tear out underneath, nice thick curly maple seat piece, matching lumber, contrasting wood color for tenons, 

dust mask, eye prtection, music.

Stool pigeon

I like crafting seating- its a challenge to accomodate the ergonomics of sitting and the easthetics of something thats sat on, so sit down a moment and sit tight.

Some  pieces have many angles and checking the pieces to the drawing is often helpful, I'm making some moves here one at a time, I cant really cut all day, I have to cut a joint, fit a tenon, check the angle and so on, steady as she goes mate.