Monthly Archives: July 2017

Clamp-On Pincushions-Part 1

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Greg Merritt

I mentioned in a previous post that several years, eighteen to be exact, we spent an impromptu weekend at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.  We fell in love with the Shaker furniture and, at the gift shop, I purchased … Continue reading →

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Ratcheting Book Stand-Redux

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Greg Merritt

It’s not very often that I get requests for projects that I build.  Some of my stuff is a little out there.  But, when I do get a request, I try to accommodate.  My version of the ratcheting book stand … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stool 128 Mod-Part 3-Complete

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Greg Merritt

I spent a few days working on the milk paint finish of that I had started at the end of my last post.  I’m going to hold off on the details of the process for now.  I’ve been asked by … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stool 128 Mod-Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Greg Merritt

Turning the remainder of the three legs for this little stool went fairly quickly.  Helped in part by and early start and a cool morning.  A welcome change from the heat that is the norm for this time of year. … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stool 128 Mod-Part 1

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Greg Merritt

In a perfect world I would be using riven stock for building stools and chairs, but my world is far from perfect.  So I make do with sawn stock.  Which means that I have to be creative when milling stock … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 5-Complete

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Greg Merritt

I spent my evenings after work weaving the seat for the second stool.  I was a little more comfortable with the process this time and actually enjoyed applying the rush.  

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Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 4

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Greg Merritt

Now that the stools were assembled, it was time to tackle the seat weaving. The material that I chose to use is fibre rush.  This is a paper product that imitates the look of natural rush and has been in … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 3

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Greg Merritt

With all of the parts complete, it was time to bore some holes.  There are (24) rungs which left me facing (48) holes that needed to be drilled plumb and square.  It’s not that difficult of task really, but one … Continue reading →

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Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Greg Merritt

Progress continues on the stools.  Mostly one hour at a time after work each day.  This has become my basic workflow as of late.  Come home, check in and then out to the shop until dinner time.  Then grab as … Continue reading →

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