Stools by Stuart
Every stool has a story.
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Stool #14: Second Stool made entirely of Black Cherry
Stool #14 in Black Cherry
June 2026: Second stool made entirely of Black Cherry
A couple months ago my friend Bill asked me if I wanted wood that he was getting rid of. Yes, of course. I expected some firewood.
I drove up and he had a small stack of boards that he'd been drying in his garage (or basement) for many years. He explained that his neighbor had cut down a black cherry and was about to cut up the trunk. Bill told him he wanted the log.
He found someone to saw it into boards and he stickered and stacked it in his basement for some future project.
That never came.
Cutting legs to length
Saw setup to even up leg lengths after gluing.
With 8 legs, it is super important that all the legs are exactly the same length (or the stool will wobble. )
AND sawing the top end rather than the bottom makes a smooth surface for joining to the stool top.
This view shows how I trim each leg using the saw and the fence.
Notice on the right there is a guide block clanped against the fence. This allows me to guage the length without having the leg against the fence as I move it through the saw while holding it against the miter slide.
(If the leg rides against the fence as it goes through the saw it can bind and then all hell breaks loose.)
My Brother Jim
Sharing these stools with folks who appreciate nice wood.
Hopefully Jim will find a good use for this stool.
.. and Debi says I have too many of these around the house and need to get rid of some.