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I originally made these stools/side tables for bedside tables but they are bit low so I have used them as indoor plant stands. I made these quite a while ago, so my recall of steps might be a bit vague.
- Each made with 1 x 2.4m 90x30mm Tasmanian oak.
- one coated in clear satin varnish and the darker one in clear wax oil from Timbecon (this piece of oak was already darker and the wax oil makes it even darker).
I made the darker one first.
- cut 3x 360mm lengths - doweled and glued pieces side by side.
- I have a circle jig I've previously made (just like this ) Cut a circle on the table saw using the jig with a radius of 175mm making the circle top 350mm wide.
- sanded smooth.
- remainder length of oak. I ran through the table saw to double the length. Instead of having one length of 90x30mm I now had 2 lengths of approx 43x30mm. I used this for the legs.
- cut 3 pieces to stand vertically. They are 90mm.
- chiselled a piece out of the ends of the verticals to screw a figure 8 connector then screwed these into position on the circle piece.
- brace pieces - cut 3 pieces on an angle of 30 degrees. Flipped the piece over then 90 degrees to make the edge grain stand up and cut the other end on an angle of 50 degrees. They are 115mm long. This was the hardest part, especially as I had limited material so I couldn't mess up too much.
- glued and screwed these into position. This was a bit difficult keeping pieces in position.
- leg pieces - cut 3 pieces on an angle of 30 degrees then the feet end at 10 degrees with a total length of 340mm.
- glued and screwed leg pieces to the brace piece then all of this to the vertical pieces.
The lighter one.
The only difference here is that is doesn't have the vertical pieces therefore the legs now become longer at 410mm. No figure 8 connectors required.
Hello @AnitaP
You get a gold star for that timber-cutting assembly. Did you use a drop saw or a circular saw when you cut the angle on the legs? Some people have absolute control of their circular saw and manage to cut these angles flawlessly. I've given up on this and have invested in a drop saw to get perfect angled cuts.
Thank you for sharing such a fantastic piece of D.I.Y. furniture.
Eric
