Make a Three-Legged Stool

Join our professional wood turner and furniture maker to make your very own three-legged stool using a lathe. In this beginner class, you'll start by designing your stool, laying out the joinery for leg placement using a compass; making and using a story stick for identical legs; and deciding on and drilling an angle using an easily-made jig.

Then you'll learn how to set up your project by safely mounting workpieces between centers, as well as on a screw chuck. We will cover safe sharpening practices and what to avoid. We will share best practices for turning the parts of the stool, from tapered legs with a perfectly sized tenon between centers to the seat, where you will create a unique profile that can only be done on the lathe.

Finally, you'll learn some joinery: sawing tenons for wedges; riving strong wedges with a chisel and bench hook, or creating a bandsaw jig for quick wedges; grain alignment for long-lasting joints; and gluing and wedging a round mortise and tenon joint to fit everything together. You'll leave class with a completed stool that is ready for you to apply your choice of finish at home.