An advanced masterclass in traditional Japanese-inspired joinery adapted to an elegant, high-profile bar stool. This design features a thick, hand-planed walnut seat with perfectly perpendicular, wedged round through-tenons. To stabilize the 36-inch height against dynamic racking forces, a robust lower trestle base is incorporated using blind-mortised side stretchers and a central through-stretcher locked with contrasting hard maple wedges. This plan prioritizes immaculate hand-tool surface preparation and high-precision boring.
advanced wood furniture
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Materials
- 8/4 Black Walnut (S2S, FAS Grade)
- 4/4 Hard Maple (S2S, Select or Better)
Tools Required
- No. 4 or No. 4-1/2 Smoothing Plane
- Drill Press
- 1-1/2" Forstner Bit
- Japanese Ryoba Saw
- Mortising Chisels
- Cabinetmaker's Mallet