My stool standing triumphantly in the Tinkería with all of its pieces together.
Day 9 of the Advanced Woodworking M-term was filled with a lot of work and major progress on everyone's projects. By the end of the day, my stool stood with all parts assembled and just the final securing, sanding, and finishing to go! To get to this point, I had 3 main steps I completed throughout the day.
First, I needed to finish off the mitered splints I started the day before. Although I already had the dadoes cut, I still needed to use the planer to flatten down boards for the perfect fit (just tight enough where the wood grain holds itself up, but loose enough to make room for glue). This process took lots of micro-turns of the dial, but with some time and patience, the perfect splints were born. As an added bonus to trimming down my own wood--rather than fitting store-bought 1/4 inch boards--is that I was able to add in some beautiful purple heart accents. I'm definitely looking forward to the final color reveal of my project after applying finishing oil :)
The second major stage was measuring and designing the internal stabilizer piece. After triple checking each side, I was able to lay out a design on the Adobe Illustrator application. With a quick laser-cutting review from Mr. Grisbee, the template shape for this piece was promptly born.
Finally, I was tasked with cutting out the support piece from plywood. With a layer of barrier tape and glue, we joined the template and the chosen walnut plywood. To trim off the excess wood, I needed to use a new machine: the jigsaw. This is a hand held sawing device that cuts by moving in rapid up and down motions and is used to create more intricate pieces, like a jigsaw puzzle! While this machine is quite precise for a saw, in order to ensure a flush fit, it was better for us to use the secure spinning blade on the router. Learning these new techniques definitely took some practice as well as lots of guidance from Mr. Grisbee, but the satisfaction of getting the perfect support piece by the end was well worth the process.
I am glad to have all of the sections of my stool officially together. Tomorrow will be another full day of work, but I feel confident and excited to be able to cary today's growth with me to tackle the final challenges!
Progress pictures. Left: My purple heart and walnut miter splints after gluing.
Right: The jigsaw aftermath, with my laser-cut outline secured on top of the plywood (featuring Mr. Grisbee's peace sign :)
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