STOOL - CROSS-HATCH

The goal of this project was to design and fabricate a stool using linear forms. We were not allowed to use any hardware (nails, screws, etc.) and we had to hand cut and sand every piece. The stool had to be functional for both sitting and occasionally standing on and it had to be in proportion with a standard stool (not a bar stool). I named my stool Cross-Hatch because the design reminds me of the cross-hatch quilting method.

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We had many weeks of iterative prototyping where the designs were changed. After choosing a design we bought our hardwood, in my case bass wood. I cut and planed my pieces and assembled them using glue and dowels. I spent most of the time carefully measuring, cutting, and sanding the pieces on the top to make sure it looked as clean as I could make it.

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This was one of the most difficult and demanding of any project I have done to date, but it was also the most rewarding. It was a tremendous amount of work, but it was immensely satisfying to see the pieces fit together and see my vision come to life. I look forward to future wood projects.