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comments (0) February 4th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

mokusakusensei, member

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Saw horse from poplar

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I took a class from Chris Gochner last week and we built this saw horse along with a shaker step stool. We used the saw horse to help prepare the cherry for the shaker step stool. This horse is finished with terra cotta, green and then black milk paint. The final coat was pre-cat-lacquer. The legs were cut down and finished with hand planes. The top was sized with hand planes. I used a draw knife to distress the edges to give it that "used" look. Brace and bit were used to drill the holes for the legs. A bung hole reamer was use to taper the hole and the leg was secured with a wedge.

The shaker step stool was made of cherry and was dressed with hand planes. The dovetails were all cut by hand. Liquid hide glue was used to glue the project together. Sprayed with pre-cat-lacquer. I did not care for the arch at the bottom of the stool, so I made a Frankenstein stool using cloud lifts instead of the arch.

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posted in: Reader's Gallery, shaker, saw horse, step-stool

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