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  1. 02-19-2016, 10:23 AM #1
    Paul Saffold
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    Footstool

    My latest project. A foot stool made from some of the ash tree we had taken down last fall. Another victim of emerald ash borer.
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    Work holding: drilling the mortices in the legs
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    and coping the tenon shoulders.
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    In the white.
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    Milk paint, black over red, with diluted Seal Coat between colors, as described by Peter Galbert on his blog. Except he mixes his own shellac from crystals.
    Topped with 6 coats of Arm-r-Seal wiped on.
    Clamped down gluing leather foot pads on.

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    Binder cane in a reverse diamond pattern.

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    footstool,ash w:cane.JPG

    Thanks for looking.
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  3. 02-19-2016, 12:20 PM #2
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    Very nice work!
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  4. 02-20-2016, 6:24 AM #3
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    it is rare to see spindle work anymore and rived from logs..great job & I love the diamond pattern!
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  5. 02-20-2016, 6:25 PM #4
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    Thanks Shawn & Michelle, it was a fun small project with several first for me. Turned parts, milk paint, and working with cane. I didn't worry too much that the turned parts aren't identical. It is not something most look at or would notice once they are assembled.
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  6. 02-21-2016, 2:23 PM #5
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    That is a nice piece! The caning looks flawless.
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