Dovetail step stool
 

This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids' bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of the
original).

10" high x 7"x7" at the top, tapered to 8"x8" at the base. The top step and
stretchers are fit together with half-blind finger joints (the bottom of the
cross-grain piece is left 1/8" thick to reinforce the cross grain finger).
The legs are fit onto hand cut dovetails and taper out by 1/2" (3.5
degrees). The dovetails are cut to match the 3.5 deg taper. I haven't
decided what finish to use yet. I can post again when done.

-MJ

Dovetail step stool
 

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:14:55 -0500, "Mark Johnson"
wrote:

This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids' bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of the
original).

Slick.

Nice work!

Dovetail step stool
 

"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
. ..
This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids' bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of
the original).

Wonderful design. Keep up the good work.

I love the dovetails all over. It makes the the whole thing look like some
kind of big puzzle.

Dovetail step stool
 

"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
. ..
This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids' bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of
the original).

10" high x 7"x7" at the top, tapered to 8"x8" at the base. The top step
and stretchers are fit together with half-blind finger joints (the bottom
of the cross-grain piece is left 1/8" thick to reinforce the cross grain
finger). The legs are fit onto hand cut dovetails and taper out by 1/2"
(3.5 degrees). The dovetails are cut to match the 3.5 deg taper. I
haven't decided what finish to use yet. I can post again when done.

-MJ


Well you certainly had to have everything exactly placed. Very nice
attention to detail.

Dovetail step stool
 

"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids' bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of
the
original).

10" high x 7"x7" at the top, tapered to 8"x8" at the base. The top step
and
stretchers are fit together with half-blind finger joints (the bottom of
the
cross-grain piece is left 1/8" thick to reinforce the cross grain finger).
The legs are fit onto hand cut dovetails and taper out by 1/2" (3.5
degrees). The dovetails are cut to match the 3.5 deg taper. I haven't
decided what finish to use yet. I can post again when done.

Absolutely gorgeous and ingenious! Love the way the dovetails have a 3
dimensional look.

Hard to tell, but cherry?

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Last update: 6/1/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Dovetail step stool
 

"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
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"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
. ..
This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids'
bathroom. It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no
pics of the original).

Wonderful design. Keep up the good work.

I love the dovetails all over. It makes the the whole thing look like some
kind of big puzzle.


More than kind of like a puzzle. It took me a bit to figure out the
assembly. The original had dovetails where I have finger joints, so you
couldn't just slide the horizontal pieces together. They probably had to
angle the tails and rotate the final pieces into place.

-MJ

Dovetail step stool
 

"Swingman" wrote in message
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"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
This is a dry fit for a step stool that I'm making for the kids'
bathroom.
It's loosely based on a seat I saw in Japan last year (sorry no pics of
the
original).

10" high x 7"x7" at the top, tapered to 8"x8" at the base. The top step
and
stretchers are fit together with half-blind finger joints (the bottom of
the
cross-grain piece is left 1/8" thick to reinforce the cross grain
finger).
The legs are fit onto hand cut dovetails and taper out by 1/2" (3.5
degrees). The dovetails are cut to match the 3.5 deg taper. I haven't
decided what finish to use yet. I can post again when done.

Absolutely gorgeous and ingenious! Love the way the dovetails have a 3
dimensional look.

Hard to tell, but cherry?

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 6/1/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Thanks. Maple, actually. Although now that you mention it, I do have some
scraps of curly cherry that would have looked great... Is it worth starting
over for?

-MJ

Dovetail step stool
 

"Mark Johnson" wrote in message
...
Thanks. Maple, actually. Although now that you mention it, I do have
some scraps of curly cherry that would have looked great... Is it worth
starting over for?

I would. Stools for standing should splay to keep the user from tipping.
Stools for sitting or tables don't mind straight legs.