Work Stool
SART 065: Architecture 1 // Professor Jack Wilson
Project Objective
The objective of this project was to sketch, model, and build a full scale piece of furniture in Dartmouth's woodshop.
My inspiration for this design was the concept of a woodworker or a mechanic sitting to work on his or her item. The stool was intended to be short, robust, and look better as it aged.
Sketch
Model
Build
Leg curvature mold. The curvature of the leg was achieved by cutting cherry wood into eight 2 inch wide by 0.125 inch thick pieces. The cherry wood laminates were then glued and clamped into the MDF mold shown above
Leg mortice and tenon joints. The legs were attached to the head of the stool with mortices cut into the head and legs of the stool and ash tenons. The head was shaped from two pieces of 2 inch thick cherry wood on a lathe.
Final stool gluing and assembly
Final Stool
Final Piece. The stool was coated with wood oil so that it would build character as it aged