The legs need holes drilled. I used a bit and brace for the first few holes, but pear wood is hard, and I am weak! Drill press it is.

Fitting the first leg with the cross dowels. I made a mistake on were to place the grooves on one of the crossbars, and need to add a fourth grove on the remaining ones. This will make it a little more difficult to drill the holes for the vertical dowels that are in between the cross bars.

Looks like a little stick man. You always start with one leg and work your way out with a triangular stool.

It also helps to make sure all your pieces are labeled. Makes assembly a lot easier.

The front legs have one set of holes drilled.  At this point a ruler is placed across the front legs for two reasons. The first is for the length of crossbars in the front. The span is 1.5″ wider than the back sections. The other reason is to scribe a line for the angle of the drill holes.

The scribed line is then transferred along the edge of the leg using a ledge brought up to the scribe line.

The legs on this stool are narrower than on my original back stool. It hadn’t occurred to me that the 3/4″ drill holes would then be so close together. This means the chair will have a weak point at the joint. I am hoping the strength of the wood will help strengthen the joint compared to the softwood used on the back stool.

The final crossbars loosely placed in the drill holes.

Next up… Cutting the dowels so they fit properly in the holes. Drilling for the vertical dowels, more turning, and then stringing the chair seat.

• June 6, 2010 -- Triangular stool v1.0 (4)
• January 10, 2010 -- Pole Lathe from Electric Conversion (2)
• January 16, 2010 -- 60 Spools (0)
• December 20, 2009 -- Emily’s Highchair v1.5 Almost Done (0)
• December 14, 2009 -- Emily’s Highchair v1.4 (0)
• July 4, 2009 -- Pole Lathe Class (4)

I have a whole lot of scrap skid slats kicking around from my x-chairs and Triangle stool projects.
I decided to see if I could reuse them in a Semi-period project.
I have at least two chest projects in the future, I thought a 6 board chest might be just the project.

I am going to try making a small scale version of the chest in the middle of this image from the “Chronicles of France”.

More images

Image of a bunch of the nasty broken and cracked slats.

Image of small lengths of slats once cut, and ripped down to 3/4″ thickness.

Image of a end panel being doweled together.

• May 6, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v1.7 Last Call (0)
• April 28, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v1.6 (0)
• April 6, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v1.4 This is the End (not really) (0)
• April 2, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v1.3 (0)
• March 23, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v1.2 (0)
• March 16, 2009 -- Turned Bed Frame v.1.1 (0)

arggg.

• February 10, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool & Chest v1.0 (0)
• February 2, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.1 Porcupine Balusters (0)
• February 1, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.0 Wood Chips Aplenty (0)
• September 28, 2009 -- Practice: Oval Turning… Inro (0)
• June 3, 2009 -- Rasp Handles (0)
• June 1, 2009 -- Practice: Barley Twist (0)

Stringers done

Porcupine Balusters (toothpicks glued in the nail holes.)

Don’t know if I’ll have time to get the seat done before the demo on Saturday, so I tried to see if I could get the rope to work. Not only did it work well, its comfortable. I may just leave the seat this way.

• February 10, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool & Chest v1.0 (0)
• February 4, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.2 Argggg (0)
• February 1, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.0 Wood Chips Aplenty (0)
• September 28, 2009 -- Practice: Oval Turning… Inro (0)
• June 3, 2009 -- Rasp Handles (0)
• June 1, 2009 -- Practice: Barley Twist (0)

I have a few last minute things I need to make for the trifecta, but do I get on with the tasks at hand. No!

I decided to make a triangle chair. I am just in the biggest turning mood as of late.

Another skid from work

Turning a short leg

Getting ready to drill the back leg

Fitting the tenons

fitting the short legs

first baluster.

Pieter the Younger “Falling Between Two Stools”

• February 10, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool & Chest v1.0 (0)
• February 4, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.2 Argggg (0)
• February 2, 2009 -- Triangle Back Stool v1.1 Porcupine Balusters (0)
• September 28, 2009 -- Practice: Oval Turning… Inro (0)
• June 3, 2009 -- Rasp Handles (0)
• June 1, 2009 -- Practice: Barley Twist (0)