Stick furniture plant stand

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I had a plant that was too low, and I wanted to practice some sticky furniture stuff before other projects this summer, so…

Elm seat, ash legs, finished with beeswax as that’s what I had lying around and I couldn’t be bothered to oil it first. At some point I’ll probably strip it and finish it properly, but for a plant stand this will more than do.

Elm is lovely to work with and has a very distinct smell. Lessons learned this time around: spend a bit more time thinking about where to put the legs, and try for a more consistent angle on the legs. I also need to make a shorter bevel square to give room for the brace while reaming.

Shout-out to @Giles for spotting me while drilling and reaming the seat. Made a huge difference to have someone who knows their stuff making sure I kept it straight!

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#2

Ah so it’s a plant stand and not a stool! Great work, and I learned a couple things watching you wrap the project up!

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#4

Regarding the bevel gauge. There are numerous pre existing files for 3d printed bevel guages; various size designs available online.
A wooden one would probably be nicer. It wouldn’t be that difficult to make a small metal, or metal and wood bevel gauge using hand tools.

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Also you seemed happy with the performance of the Boggs pattern spokeshave.
There is a brass spokeshave on the wall, it was donated to the space.
Boggs pattern spokeshaves function much better than the common Stanley pattern spokeshave, especially in end grain.
Nice piece of Elm.

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#6

The spoke shave is lovely. Deals with end grain in a lovely consistent way, just like you said (where there was a bit of chatter I found that a little candle wax on the sole helped things too).

I have some little hardwood offcuts set aside for a bevel gauge. Maybe I’ll start that this weekend.