Seating Summer School 2025 - Mid Century Modern Three-legged Stool
Make this stunning Mid Century design classic designed by Tage Frid in native hardwood.
Three-legged Stool designed by Tage Frid
Explore classic chair making techniques to make your very own three-legged stool, using time honoured Windsor chair construction techniques and dovetail joinery. Both sculptural and comfortable - this makes a perfect breakfast bar or perching stool for your home.
This course is suitable for participants who have taken a previous course in the studio, or have had some prior wood workshop experience. Please contact me prior to booking if you have any questions about suitability.
In addition to a kit of stock components with which to work, you will receive step-by-step guidance to fabricate your stool in solid timber. We will also cover:
full scale workshop, orthographic drawings and design development
ergonomic considerations for seating
where to source timber for your projects
sharpening and the maintenance of hand planes, paring chisels and cutting edges
the considerations of grain direction, strength and aesthetics when selecting components from stock
the process of accurately marking out and cutting your joinery, techniques to cut and fit dovetails, and wedged mortice & tenons with scribed shoulders
hand shaping, sanding, detailing and pre-finishing prior to glue up
gluing up and clamping techniques
clean up and final assembly
This course offers the hand tool skills needed to build confidence and understanding to work with timber, with a maximum of four students for individual attention and sharing amongst the group. It covers the foundational knowledge and precision approach that underpins the craft of furniture making, skills that can be applied to your future workshop projects.
Please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you’ve any questions.
Details
LENGTH
Short Course - 2 consecutive weeks
Date Mon 28th July - Fri 1st August & Mon 3rd - Fri 8th August 2025
TIME
9:00am - 5:00pm
LEVEL
intermediate
TUTOR
Isabelle Moore
LOCATION
Albion Business Centre
PRICE
£1,180
MATERIALS
All materials and tools are provided. If you would like to work with your own tools, do bring them along. Please bring an apron or workshirt.
The class will not commence without full take up. If the class is sold out please sign up for the Reserve List and you will be contacted if there are cancellations. Receipt of payment means that you have read and understood the Course Terms & Conditions.