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28th July 2019, 05:43 PM #1Member
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Shikaku stool
I finished building a copy of the Shikaku stool by Ishitani Furniture this morning.
(Link: YouTube)
I used American White Oak offcuts I got from a local woodworker.
The seat was a bit too short, so I decided to add some breadboard ends to get a little extra length. I fastened these with drawbored pins - the centre pin is fixed; I have elongated the holes in the tenons to allow for wood movement.
I haven't got a lathe so I shaped the legs using a drawknife and spokeshave, the staked tenons are tapered and wedged.
I used a soap finish. Overall quite happy with the result, this was my first attempt at building staked furniture. Looking forward to building another stool soon!
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2nd August 2019, 05:40 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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That's really nice. Your joints look fantastically tight.
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3rd August 2019, 02:00 AM #4Member
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Thank you!
...I may have selectively photographed the best looking joints
I actually got quite a bit of tearout drilling the mortises for the legs - I have an old set of auger bits that haven't got the knicking spurs - I have used these successfully in green timber in the past, but this seasoned oak was an entirely different story. The carved seat helps hide the worst of it fortunately.
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Great work. You'll see Ishitani typically use his radial drill press (a beauty!) with the Star-M type bits. They leave a very clean hole with little to no tear out and there are versions for a handle brace type auger as well as the drill press variations. I have them in most sizes from 16mm up and they are brilliant!
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5th August 2019, 10:36 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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I don't have the longer auger bits. My Star-m bits I purchased when in Japan. I know Japanese tools australia sell them, too.
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