Dovetailed Shaker Step Stool (circa. 2006)

I made this step stool all the way back in 2006; in between completing a Carpentry & Joinery course and beginning another in Cabinet Making. This was my first ever attempt at hand-cutting dovetails and, although the results are far from exquisite, I have always been happy with them.

If you're interested in making this for yourself, please follow the link below to the plans I used. This is not my own design:

I'll write a blog post on this soon...

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Links:

My second channel - Olly Outdoors:
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Music:

1. 'Bringin' It Back' - Dan Lebowitz

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#Woodwork #Dovetails #FurnitureMaking

Thanks for watching!

Olly Parry-Jones - February 2018

[WyeExplorer]

Dovetailing and Biscuit Jointing! I admire the terminology Olly and the skill. Good going. Mark

[IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice video Olly! Thanks for sharing it with us.😎👍JP

[FloweringElbow]

Nice doves for the first go - and thanks for showing, makes me almost want to give them a try ;) Good luck finding a new workshop space (and home)!

[baldanddangerous]

for someone olly, that had limited knowledge back then, you did a grand job of these dovetails, also they have stood the test of time, me and my wife used to be private landlord and it was a nightmare, took us years to get out that loop, now we are in a housing association property and what a diff, nice an toasty, no damp, no quibbling about repairs etc, maybe try looking into that in your area, apart from that, nice to see you looking the

[WoodomainJeremyBroun]

Well done Olly. I taught for a very brief period at your college but a long time ago! interestingly 'Carpentry' is a British public school term!

[willford]

Hi Olly, It's a nice design with an intrinsic flaw, in that the side arches are going to want to split down the grain when weight is put on second step. In the 18th century the Shakers would have had access to very old tight grained boards that could withstand normal use. I suppose some sort of supporting wood could be attached, cross-grain, over the arches on the inside, maybe a Dutchman sort of arrangement. Alternatively you could buy a six quid step-stool from BnQ and regard your piece as a work of art! Lol. I enjoyed the video btw.