Spend your weekend making a shaker-inspired stool in this new course offering. This course focuses on using a small set of hand tools, light bandsaw use, and wedged mortise and tenon joinery to make a vernacular staked stool. Students will make all the components, cut the joints, and be encouraged to customize the leg design by shaping them to be round, octagonal, and tapered with hand planes and spokeshaves. There will be time at the end to apply finish to the stools and add texture by carving the top. These stools may come across as petite but are quite robust and versatile. They are easy to move around the house and are very functional. Place one next to a sitting area as a side table, in an entryway to put on shoes, or by the window for your cats and kids to look outside. Required Tools: Personal protective equipment Paper or notepad Close-toed shoes 6” rule Card scraper (Crucible or Bahco 475) Mechanical pencils (.9mm or .7mm lead) 10” or 12” Cabinet rasp, medium coarseness, such as 10 or 12 grain. Auriou is my favorite Mallet (heavier is better for chairmaking). I like 2-1/2” lbs. Torpedo level Prerequisites Bring enthusiasm and an open mind. This class is designed for complete novices up through experienced woodworkers who would like to tune up their skills.