Corinne wanted a foot stool for our little cabin in Talkeetna. I was looking for a project, so these were the result.
Made of mahogany, they feature legs that are tapered on all four sides, allowing me to experiment with non-standard mortise and tenon joinery. Most of the time builders "cheat" by only tapering the outside surfaces, but I was interested in making things a little more challenging - it's the best way to learn new things.
I also took the opportunity to further explore the raised detailing I first worked with on my side table (featured on a previous post). Fussy, yes - but again, that's how one learns, and I do this for enjoyment after all - not expedience.
These stools were even more of a collaboration than usual. On every project I avail myself of Corinne's ideas regarding design, form, and function, and invariably the finished piece is better for the inclusion of her ideas. With these, not only were they her idea to start with, but she collaborated on the design and fabricated the cushions. So she got her footstool at our Talkeetna cabin and its twin lives in our living room in Anchorage.
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