Building a Three Leg Spinner’s Stool

Made from solid hickory, this three legged stool is custom made for use at a spinning wheel and the perfect accessory for any spinning fiber artist. Would you like to order one for yourself or as a gift? Contact Me.

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The over all build for this project was relatively simple, and can be done with basic tools. I started with some rough hickory that was 1″ thick (also known as 5/4 or “5 quarter”) and cut the boards to rough length with my crosscut miter saw — two 15″ long board for the seat, and two 20″ long boards for the legs.

I then ran the board through my thickness planer to get them flat on two sides, and jointed one edge of the boards to square at 90 degrees to the face of the boards on my bench top joiner.

I glued the two 15″ boards together on the edge to give me a large flat square blank for the seat to be cut from, then glued the two 20″ boards together on top of each other to give me a thick slab to slice out the legs from.

After letting the glue set overnight, I began cutting the pieces to shape. I cut out the seat on my band saw and the legs on my table saw.

I planned to turn the legs on my wood lathe, but didn’t realize that they were too long for my lathe until the last second. This made me quickly change my design and go with squared legs.

I cut the ends of the legs at a 10 degree angle then attached them to the seat with 3/4″ oak dowels.

I trimmed the dowels, gave the stool a final sanding, then finished it with Teak Oil.