Traditional Joinery Made Easy || There Is A Reason I Don't Do This
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That rockler circle jig on the wall is sadly watching him make a circle with a frying pan.
The saute pan is sadly watching everyone call it a frying pan.
sitting in the background and looking expensive is the primary use for most rockler and festo tools.
Was waiting for the wife to come smack ya in the skull with a matching pan lol
@@anewman513 😂 Very glad to learn I wasn't the only one wincing at that.
Still, a great idea for others who don't have a workshop like this. 😬
Great video. I'm a full time fine furniture builder here are few things I noticed ...
You should have cut the legs to length first.
When you do a wedged tenon the wedge should always be perpendicular to the grain of the wood with the mortise.
The diameter of the tenon is great for the seat, but way to big for the leg. You've lost most of the strength of the leg with just a thin bit of the square going past on each side.
The first thing I noticed when he drilled the holes for the stretcher tenons in the legs was it looked like it took away a LOT of strength. 1 1/4 inch square legs. 1 inch holes, leaves 1/8 inch either side of the tenons. I would like a bit more meat in there, personally.... Yes,i bit more meat in my stool.... There's a joke in there somewhere....
Chuck is correct, a 1" hole in a 1 1/4" leg does not leave enough meat, scary. Try 3/4" or smaller tenons on the legs, Next time, to lay out the triangle on the seat for the holes, use a compass. Draw a circle, maybe 8" in diameter, compass set at 4", step off around the circle and you will get six points, skip every other one and there's your triangle.
Shall we not mention the lack of flush shoulders?
I noticed that, I dont even do woodworking, those legs will snap off at the gaping holes in them.
What's a shoulder in this case? @@Dickie2702
10 points for creativity and 10 more points for the entertainment. Just awesome.
Innovative way of coving the top. If you had waited to cove the top after the legs were attached you may have been able to cove tenons and top at the same time. Mind you what do I know . I am a lathe guy and would have turned the entire project. This is one of my favs on your channel
What’s amazing to me is someone many moons ago was able to make the stool without any fancy tools, but also just as amazing is your creativity and ability to recreate and redesign and make it your own. The mark of a great woodworker. Great job!!!
Nice stool, it's cool to see how you went about building this.
Word of caution to anyone using wedged tenons, I've seen chair seats split due to the wedge running parallel to the grain. It's a safer bet to have your wedges run perpendicular to the grain for less chance of cracking. In most cases it's probably not an issue, but just something to consider.
Agreed. Keep an eye on those legs.
I made a similar comment but there was no response. There was reason and knowledge in the traditional ways.
I got frying pan and a piece of wood. I am 80% ready to make it. 😂
He makes it look so damn easy and we all know it's anything but.
Honestly, I didn't think I would like this video. I'm not into wooden stools. You have made a believe out of me. That is a gorgeous piece of work.
Outstanding work, Jason! However, I would like to point out that you really need to warn people not to do this with their wife's $180 Le Creuset pan. So to the rest of the viewers; if Jason suddenly disappears, he's been viciously beaten to death with said sauté pan, by his wife, and unceremoniously buried in the back yard, lol.
Thinking back to the split in the "lock" stretcher, the smart money imho would have been to glue that back together when gluing up the stretcher assembly. Just my $.02
And the "cove" fits unicheek bottoms perfectly!
That's what I've said out loud: Don't do it now! Don't glue it yet! Wait until you need to glue all pieces of the stretcher. Too bad Jason could not hear me.
I said NOOOOO out loud while watching that part.
That stool turned out absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on your great work.
That's a really beautiful stool, well done!
Beautiful stool Jason! Easily 100 Courics.
For those making stools at home, make sure your wedges are perpendicular to the grain so that when you send them home, they won't split your seat or legs.
Also Paul Sellers has a great video where he makes a simple 3 legged milking stool. Tons of tips and definitely worth your time
Was coming down here to say the same thing. Jason got away with it!
A deceptively simple little project that is actually fairly complicated. Really fun to watch.
I don't think "made easy" in the title really fits.
my brain is like this too. so refreshing to see someone who doesn't just know all the things still make the thing! love this! I guess I have to sub now huh? lol
This is beyond funny, I literally just went through the same exact process of making an equilateral triangle and then cutting off the ends with a miter saw! It felt sketchy when I did it but I am so relieved to see you did it the exact same way (although it took me SO much longer to figure out how to make it)
I didn’t know I wanted a BMWW version of the New Yankee Workshop, but now I do.
Also I’m going to watch some of Norm’s old videos.
I only saw one other person comment this, but using the lathe would’ve been safer to make that cove cut on the stool top. A+ for the creativity of using the table saw that way though. The stool turned out great! Good job 👏
Never thought I'd enjoy watching you make a big brown stool but here we are. Stool joke!
This was a great build! Ive gotten pretty tired of watching people build tables so this was such a relief. Such a simple piece of furniture but you managed to add so much detail and created something unique and practical. Well done
This was more of an adventure than a woodworking project. Enjoyed this so much!
Missed an opportunity to make the seat out of not two, but THREE pie-shaped wedge pieces that still has the same, round outline. Carry that off with bookmatching all three joints and you're a legend.
Such a fun build. Glad the algorithm brought your channel to my feed.
Love your tenons with the finish!
I just love how you do "woodworking" Keep it real pal. "It should work" love it. My method for years !
Great video Jason…. Please do more of these experiments as they are entertaining and inspiring!
That is really neat! Your abilities never cease to amaze me.
As a new woodworker, I was wondering how I would route the round seat or what to use as a jig or guide. As a retired baker your solution made the most sense. Thanks for these videos!
Have to say was sceptical until about half way through, especially with the shoulders of those tenons not being trimmed to match the leg/seat angles, but the whole thing just got better and better. Looks awesome, and makes me a bit more confident about being useless with hand tools as well :)
Useful tip for next time you get your miter saw pinched like that:
Put something under the board near the blade, to prop it up. Then push down on either end. This bends open the curf and should let your saw pop right out.
Very nice. I think I'd have also squared off the base of the tenons. And rounded over the edge of the seat.
You’re right. I did laugh when you used a pan as a router template. But I laughed because it was brilliantly funny. This stool is beautiful.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen every one of your videos and many of them multiple times but I just saw my new favorite. Entertaining and thought provoking, great job!
Very nice. I think a slight roundover on the outside of the seat would make sitting a bit more comfortable.
My favorite joint is my half lap dovetail it kinda meses with your head when you look at it 👍
Can i add a tip for the chop saw getting stuck? Put a thick dowel the size of a broom handle right underneath where the blade would come down, then push down on either side of the board as far away from the blade with each hand as you can get. It will open the cut up and the blade will pop back up like it would if you just let it go.
Always interesting, and I adore the "I have no idea what I'm doing" videos. Thank you!
I very rarely make comments but this one was simply amazing.... as is all of your projects.
Great vid. And love the stool! I would have wedged the leg tenons at 90 degrees to the grain to avoid splitting. 😀
I freaking love this! This was probably the funnest video of yours I've seen in a while. The creativity and making shit up is awesome. 🎉
Another stool joke!
interesting technique with the table saw. I've never seen that before. Very nice
That's actually a rather well-known truck but it's the first time I see it used to make a "dimple" instead of a "trench".
Interesting coving method. Very creative. I probably woulda just glued a block on one side and put it on the lathe, but that isn't an option for everyone, so this was a very cool work around. And just a lot of fun to watch and hear the wisdom.
I see on your schedule you have ordering wood. I'd love to see a video about ordering wood online because no lumber yard near me has black walnut and I'd love to get a large batch.
Great video! Showing how you designed and built it based on the old piece, and as always, with great humor. Thank you for sharing.
Great video! I showed my wife your unique circle template. Her response was No Damn way you are using my cookware for that. So I wandered out to the workshop for some therapy and when I returned found the kitchen cupboards locked up.
Great work! You should consider chamfering the bottom of the legs. I made a stool last year and forgot to do this and the legs started to chip out over time.
I like how the stretchers form an A. Perhaps try another with a B. In fact, do the alphabet! Great video.
When you wedge a through tenon, make sure you are wedging in such a way, that the spreading force pushes into the endgrain rather than long grain, as the wedge might split the leg in this case.
Ok I loved the creativity displayed on how to make the seat concave. ❤
Nice. Clever too: how the circular-tapered-end-M&T rails means three less specfiic measurements to nail perfectly!
That's super cool! You might enjoy picking up a copy of "The Anarchist's Design Book", which would have given you some good tips that makes this one less likely to split long-term. For example, the wedges will be less likely to split things if you make the perpendicular to the grain, instead of with the grain.
You will want to chamfer the bottoms of the legs to prevent them from tearing out when someone moves the stool around while sitting on it for instance.
Using the pan was genius. I would have just used a 5" piece of string. Thanks for the lessons.
That lathe spinny thingy over in the corner by the door is helpful for making cove cuts on the stool seat also. Poor lathe over there just waiting to be used....
Dang, that's unquestionably the nicest looking stool I've ever seen...and I'm a (retired) doctor who's seen the insides of a LOT of rectums! (True)
STOOL JOKE!!! 🤣🤣🤣 But seriously Jason, that's a really gorgeous piece of work. Beautiful!
Funny! I was just making a similar thing today and now this pops up. 😄
That was an impressive build, you never disappoint, and 100% for inginuity some of the best i have seen. And entertaining as well. I have watched for a long time and definitely will continue. Thanks
Small project are awesome as well, it is not the size that matters in woodworking. It's the fun that matters. You're definitely have fun woodworking! Especially when sanding or painting...
Jason, that's a great looking piece~! Love the crossing supports and the way you cut the cove in the seat. I've not seen that done, but it worked out great~! As did the frying pan. LOL
Not that you're gonna park your carcase on a stool for a long time, but I'm just wondering how comfortable it is on the rumpus with the edge of the cove?
Great job~!!
This is actually a beautiful piece. Well done!
Love that there was so much "just figuring it out" in this project! Beautiful finished result! What knife are you carrying now? I notice it's different from your Benchmade CLA that you referenced a few videos back.
I wasn't sure I was going to like the hard maple wedges, but I kept saying to myself, wait until he applies the finish... wait until he applies the finish... then he applied the finish and yes it looks great. That thing turned out great.
I can't wait to get my shop together in it's new location. Then I'm going to build three.
I always enjoy your videos, very entertaining. Love your humor.
Love that at the 23:00 minute mark Jason is commenting on his new tenon tool from Amazon when there is a beautiful lathe posing as a clamp rack in the background from which he could have turned round tenons from…. Such creative diversity in problem solving! 😂
I did. Absolutely amazing. Redesigning my garage when I saw this. I know my next major project.
Always good to have a solid stool. Way better than the loose stools.
Nah, loose stool is easier to get rid of. Harder to clean up, though. 😜
Stool joke!
😂
But not TOO solid...ouch!
i love the voice over and the stool.
That looks amazing, great job!
These are the builds I love! Although I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the travel trailer especially the kitchen cabinets and countertop but anyways these builds are my absolute favorite! Love complex angles and especially joinery! Besides you have to prove to your wife she doesn’t need to buy some other deceased carpenter’s stool ;) love it!
I do enjoy furniture woodworking projects more so than the fitout of caravans and such. I learn what to do and sometimes what not to do
I am by no means an expert on woodworking and greatly admire your work and the way you make videos fun and interesting;, Just one question; Did you consider making the seat with rounded off edge like the original design?
Epic. It's always intriguing to watch the solutions you develop for complex angles/dimensions/etc. Thanks for another info-taining video.
Challenge for next stool; make the square pieces of wood, that end up in through tenons actually square all the way ... making the sides of the legs meet the sides of the support triangular thingamabob in the middle along straight lines, with no round bit sticking out in the middle. Same deal up top under the seat, straight sides of the legs meeting up with straight underside of the seat. This will make the cutting of the mortises and tenons a LOT more difficult, but also make the finished stool look much sharper/cleaner.
Nice build, hope your wife likes it. 👍👍👍
Looks like a real challenge, nice job.
Nice coving of the seat, that looked terrifying, but the result is nice!
Careful with the wedges like like, they really need to be perpendicular to the grain to avoid splitting the wood.
I laughed a lot, but not because it's dumb. It's the best thing I've seen in a long time. Very well done.
Itsreat to see more real joinery on your projects, I've always liked your designs but hope that's a new trend you keep up with
That looks really good. I might remind you that people were shorter when that antique stool was made. I might have made the new on a little taller. But that might just be me.
If I decide to make something like this, I'll be looking for your plans.
This was a great video. Fun to watch.
nicest walnut stool I have ever seen! 🎉
You used the latest and most modern tools to make this wonderful piece of furniture, I wonder how Roy Underhill would have done it. Awesome job!!!
I once saw roy underhill working on a similar project and he commented during the presentation while wedging the legs, that no one likes a loose stool
That was a freaking awesome build!! Thanks for sharing! I think I might get the plans
I have to echo the other poster who thought you weakened the legs too much with the tenons. Now you just have to find a use for a 2 1/2 leg stool or cut it down to be a one foot high stool. Well, it could be useful for sitting down in the kitchen and peeling potatoes. (I guess I should have said mortices.)
I teach a Fabrication class in the Portland area and we build a stool from a single 2x4 as a final. Love this as an alternative/similar project!
I love it, Jason. Talent, imagination and expertise at its best 🌞
After hearing you describe how much you enjoy putting finish on walnut, I had to pull up the old LegoMan massage clip. Years of laughs from that one!
Love it! The only thing I’d do differently would be to cut off the excess on the equilateral triangle brace piece. I can imagine my calf swinging back and those getting annoying.
I still chuckle every time someone says stool because I may be 45 but I’m emotionally no older than 13. I still remember in junior high school I scraped some paint off my art teacher’s stool and she was like “what are you doing?!” and I politely told her to settle down, I was just taking a stool sample. She was not amused, but I have been every day for the past 32 years.
So many details are totally wrong - BUT it's a learning curve done on the fly kinda wild ass guessing and I love it!
The thing is I've made many stools and the first one was copied and varied on an example I had just like he did. It's nowhere near as 'nice' looking as this, but it's solid and does the job. For all of us who are winging a lot - doing it on weekends or days off - having no mentors to guide us - well this was a great project. And I'd like to make a variation on this idea - though I prefer 4 legged stools for some reason.
When you don't exactly KNOW what you are doing - well it's kinda fun to just let 'er rip and see what happens and recycle the mistakes as much as you can.
We learn by doing folks...
A quick thought, before you cut the slot for the wedge in the tenon, drill through the tenon and cut to the hole instead of widening it with the bandsaw. I've had boards split on me doing that the way you did it.
Great job Jason. Loved that you used the pan for your circle jig. I was thinkin, maybe just use the circle seat top from the other stool. But hey, your idea worked great.
This video encompasses what it is to be a very good woodworker. Nice project Dude.
Nice job! I would have opted for fixing up the antique stool but then I wouldn't have the fun and frustration of figuring out how to build one. I like your half lapped stretchers but I would have put square tenons on them and the legs. I was introduced to your pencil sharpener gizmo over 30 years ago in John Alexanders book "Make a Chair From a Tree" . He called it a Hollow Auger and as a newby woodworker I wondered where in the world I could get such a thing. So I did it all by hand. After all these years I still don't have a fraction of the tools you got hanging there so I'm still doing it mostly by hand. I started checking out your other videos and subscribed. That's all I need is another thing to distract me from what I ought to be doing.
You could use a chamfer plane on that triangle, I found out they exist two days ago. 😂 nice video, and very informative.
That is one fine stool. You done good.🙂🙂
Very nice work, now get busy making a set for the family 😅😅
I know it’s way too late, and I know this would have been tough with the birds nest already formed, but the wedges in the legs should probably go sideways. Arranged vertically you could theoretically split the leg. Super unlikely… but hey 🤷🏻♂️ Awesome stool! I really like the center triangle.
That was really cool to see come to life. Also it made me think that a collaboration between your channel and Encurtis' channel would be pretty friggin' sweet for a furniture project like this as he specializes in more traditional joinery kind of stuff. I think it would be pretty cool to see y'alls different approaches come together to make something!
Love the videos. I’ve been looking into Windsor chair builds recently. The wedges you put in should be perpendicular to the grain, when placed parallel they put pressure to split the wood. No bueno. I enjoyed your take on how to attack the process of building these stools.