Wooden Stool

Update: see the finished project here. 

The last month of this quarter was spent working on my first project utilizing most of the machines in the wood shop. While I will soon post this project under the "Product" section of this site, I wanted to show a quick overview of the process here. 

The project guidelines were: create a dynamic five board stool using only 90 degree angles that will function as a seat, a foot rest, and a step stool in different orientations.

The materials given were: two poplar boards sized 11"x60"x1" and 15"x25"x1"

The tools/machines used were: chop saw, jointer, planer, table saw, band saw, router, chisel, power sander, sanding block, and drill press. 

I began by sketching and making 1/4 scale foam models of different ideas. 

After some time, I settled on a concept and modeled it full scale. 

Some production process. 

Seat

Step Stool

Foot Rest

Foot Rest

To elevate and stretch out my left leg (I recently tore my ACL)

Quick photos of the final product and its uses.