How To Make a Rustic 3 Legged Stool

In this episode, we make a small Colorado style rustic stool from ponderosa pine and aspen logs.
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[@cadillacdebois]

I really enjoyed the simplicity, the thought for detail, and the lack of perfection; so refreshing. Im going to have to make these now, but mine will be local bigleaf maple or wild cherry. Thanks for sharing.

[@outlaweric]

this is the kind of project and shop I can relate to. Thanks for the video!

[@SuperSonofander]

Enjoyed the video. Took me back to the rainy days I would spend on a stool watching my grandfather work on his magical tools creating useful things for the farm. Amazing!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Very kind of you! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffgann2818]

Really like your idea on a variation for a shavehorse. Great job on the legs and the stool top

[@tonyalways7174]

Thank you. Excellent step by step video. I’ve been thinking about making some and you’ve inspired me to get on with it. Love your shop because it looks like most real shops and i appreciate the authenticity. Cheers from UK

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@lzdmglg202612]

James, when I build a 3-legged stool, I add a faux (wooden) 3-teated cow udder just for kicks - a so-called milk stool.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

haha. Thanks for watching!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

That's the most terrifying drill bit I've ever seen

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Robin Lewis Hahaha! I agree - especially when it's spinning - lol. Thank you for watching!

[@AssafLevyIL]

+Robin Lewis omg and what about the gigantic pencil sharpener? this guy does nothing small :) surreal WW video for sure :)

[@terrybrower3437]

Great video. But yet another reason to buy tools that I don't have. This is a good thing.

[@emilymccauley9131]

Thank you for the video! I enjoyed your clever techniques and handy carpentry. I am going to go make a stool now, thanks to you!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@jmann2921]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@keithvannote729]

The accented knot is a nice touch.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Very kind of you! Thanks for watching!

[@gjensen500]

Great Job, James! I can tell it is a solid stool to sit on. I like how you put wedges in the legs to make it last. Thanks for Sharing.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Great video thanks for taking the time to share. It's the first time I ever seen that hand held mortice giant pencil eraser it looks like something Flash Gordon would use on the bad guys.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

LOL! Thanks for watching!

[@tamasbernath8171]

What is the name of that "giant pencil sharpener" please?

[@tiagoloureno]

Thanks for sharing your background! Hope you are enjoying the games =) from Toronto, Canada

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@ajsv100]

Very good. I'm Brazilian, Thank you.

[@eyeguyeyeguy1]

James, Great video and really nice how it turned out. I have a lot of tools also and liked the jig you made to hold the logs for draw knifing and tenon cutting. One other option is to build yourself a shave horse to hold your wood, but you would need to cut your leg lengths first, then take each piece to a shavehorse to debark, shape, and cut the tenon.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+eyeguyeyeguy1 Yup - Thank you for watching!

[@garygerard4290]

real nice work & well explained - 'turned out Great now I know how to cut the bottoms of the legs so they fit flat against the floor, 'thanks

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@peikstenberg6184]

Thanks for Your video, like it very much - made me buy tenon cutters and countersink bits at Lumberjack. Greetings from Finland, next summer will be woodworking summer! Merry Xmas

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Peik Stenberg Thank you for watching!

[@TheChrisPineWorkshop]

love these projects! It turned out Very nice!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks Chris. Having fun!

[@brad346326]

Awesome video with great tips and techniques.thanks for sharing.

[@baileysbootstraps8170]

Great vid. Great Stool. Thanks for the upload, very inspiring (gonna have a go at this one) Happy New Year ! By the way, if you're looking for the remote control. Its under the coffee table !!Happy days.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+richard culverhouse Ha! You're the first who noticed! LOL. Thank you for watching!

[@randlane9796]

Thanks for the videos Mr. Wegner

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Rand Lane You're very welcome. Thanks for watching! Reply ·

[@BeyondF1]

Good video, great tip on the orientation of the wedges. Thanks.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@PatrickWagz]

wow, that turned out great!! a slight chamfer/bevel on the bottom edge of the legs may help prevent tiny chunks of wood from splitting off the edge when the stool is slid around but like i said, great result

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you for watching!

[@ziggydog24]

Great video. Have some driftwood branches doing nothing in my yard and will have a go making some stools. Keep making more sawdust. Thanks from the sunny North East Coast, England.

[@mhenhawke5093]

Nice job, very informative, a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing. M.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@kevinburgess5066]

Good looking stool!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Kevin B Thanks for watching!

[@wobblebop4611]

*You are the Bob Ross of carpentry*

[@BlackForestDesigns]

I appreciate that very much! Thanks for watching!

[@jaimeportenho2521]

Thanks a lot for this project, I learnt a few tricks which is much appreciated, from Sydney, Australia.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@maxpolaris99]

Very nice!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidrhed5494]

I always use my angle grinder to de bark just my personal preference.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you for watching!

[@yvonlevasseur2720]

I love your log clamping jig great ideal!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@tjscooper24]

14:45 it looks like a giant button. Thanks for sharing, cant wait to make my own stool this winter

[@JW-kt5ls]

You are awesome!!! Thank you so much for a great quality video!!!!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@spencerbass7142]

That is really nice.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@hastutipalancoi6422]

Great Wood working sir......

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you kindly. Thanks for watching!

[@FatherAndSonFun]

Those are really nice stools! Thanks for sharing!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@jcbrook9463]

Very nice. Thank-you.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@lachlananthony6983]

Great stool. Look lovey. Enjoyed the video too.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!!

[@davidhibbardintexas4080]

i like the music he plays while making them

[@zackjohnson4452]

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[@aaruga]

David Hibbard xx

[@FormWerkstoff]

Looks beautiful Of course, the forest can still be seen in the stool. I would have left the glue off. Drilling that with the wood around the angle is a good idea. Have you ever tried to use a wooden thread? I would like to see if it holds up well.

[@kingofrustic7610]

Lovely stool, great project 👍

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@fadilkadriu5874]

Very nice, well done and keep up the good work.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Fadil Kadriu Appreciate the comment Fadil! Thank you for watching!

[@albanomathias9559]

Ótimo trabalho, criatividade e arte, parabéns. Mas me parece que é um pouco difícil se movimentar na sua oficina, não é não?.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@neelurajput0087]

Very nice

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@13prevailbushcraft]

Great demonstration, thanks for sharing...

[@grktycoon]

Thank you very much.

[@raymondperry2291]

Back in the day we called them milking stools. Nice job.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Raymond Perry Ha! Thanks for watching!

[@paulthompson5666]

Hi James I really enjoyed the video thanks , could you please say what the 45 degree tenon cutter tool is please and the bit you used for 45 degree countersinking . Thanks

[@BlackForestDesigns]

www.lumberjacktools.com/pages/products Thanks for watching!

[@brewmaster0507]

nice stool. nice video . I learned alot. subscribed.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching! and subscribing!

[@cesarbaro340]

you work very well, old man!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

LOL. Thanks for watching!

[@sammyspaniel6054]

James, you might be interested in a new tool called a Cylinder Mill. It does some of the things you are doing on here. Great stool by the way. I'll have to try my hand at one of these.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

***** Thanks Sammy - will look into it! Thans for watching!

[@josehoward2096]

enjoy your video! thanks for sharing!!

[@michaeltipton7445]

To assemble the finished product, in reverse order, put the C-leg in the C-hole, put the B-leg in the B-hole, and put the A-leg in the A-hole. Enjoyed your video.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

LOL.

[@rociogamcha1775]

James te quedo hermoso, me encanto

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you for watching!

[@yersonarenasramirez5261]

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[@hectorglover6392]

I sure would appreciate your opinion of the Ridgid planer. Thanks.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@gregorymosher5008]

can you do this with green freshly cut wood? I have a small timber lot with maples and birch and my son is starting to show a serious interest in simple woodworking with his hatchet from felling and limbing trees to making wooden wedges and mauls etc. I think he would love to make this stool for his workbench he is 7

[@BlackForestDesigns]

I believe that would work. Thanks for watching!

[@chasanaj]

i like it.very nice

[@BlackForestDesigns]

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@1244taylor]

Nice . think I would stain a little to match the coffee table tho...

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Hmmm - you're probably right! Thank you for watching!

[@scody311]

Very cool!!! thanks so much for posting.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@Shroomfest]

Great video! Love the results!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

phoenicianlover Thank you so much!

[@knightlylad]

Wanted to mention that the tenon cutter's blade needs sharpening, good woodworking.

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

I need that to sharpen those silly flat pencils!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

LOL> Thanks for watching!

[@misunflowerstyle906]

I am loving your video and I am less than 1/4 of the way through. PLEASE wear safety protection! I gather since you do not protect your eyes, you also neglect your ears. I wish my father could hear everyone at holidays when everyone gathers. I see him nearly every day. I know what he can and cannot hear (for the most part). He is too shy to tell everyone when they gather that he cannot hear. I have to witness him shaking his head or laughing bc we laugh...don't make those who are the closest be your witness. Protect your ears. You are young enough to learn.

[@misunflowerstyle906]

I watched the rest of the video. I saw eye wear and breathing protection. I also saw your tractor! Yeah, me for sticking it out.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you for the kind words. And good advice!

[@misunflowerstyle906]

sticking it out could have been worded better, my apologies. i loved it.

[@briangoodwin5986]

i found stripping bark is better done in the spring when the sap is rising, also what about using a shaving horse

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-rk5eh9ue3t]

Great project

[@user-vn5vf7fv3z]

  Hello!Great job!Very need such a nozzle on the drill,in order to make the spike,you can tell whether you want?thanks!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@beardedbliss8135]

Great job.Thank you for your wisdom.Please tell me who wrote the music or the the name of the song.Thank you again and God bless.

[@timhaakenson916]

GOOD IDEA, THIRSTY!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@markset0789]

Where did you get the countersink bit for recessing the legs in the top? The drill bit that is in your drill press. I have looked everywhere and can't find it. You did a great job and I will re-watch this as I am going to make some too.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Got it here: www.lumberjacktools.com/products/new-countersink-bit-sset They changed it a bit though. Thanks for watching!

[@robertspina4503]

Great video a lot of good information what do you call the 45 degree bit and where can I find one thanks

[@BlackForestDesigns]

www.lumberjacktools.com/pages/products Thanks for watching!

[@mahaleyking3585]

What song is this?

[@h3riqu3xd42]

Belíssimo trabalho!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thank you for the kind words. And thanks for watching!

[@nccherokee1]

Thank you for the great work.

[@richardwright5316]

Thanks for the great video. Nice project!

[@nick196933]

Awesome music

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+Nicholas Cowie Thanks for watching!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+James Wegner And listening - LOL!

[@willianssimples]

lindo trabalho

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@jmccracken491]

Very nice build. BUT DONT HAMMER ON TOP OF THE TABLE SAW. You probably made the surface whopper-jawed.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@HillCountryPrepper]

I really enjoyed watching this vid. I've subscribed too.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@razeqiantiques7183]

good

[@scottmatthews3531]

What did you use to cut the tips of the legs off after you put wedges in?! Wish that part was shown. I'm guessing a Dremel or something as not to cut the surface of stool and to get nice and flush. Thank you

[@mallorykelly626]

I was reading these comments to see if that was answered! Very detailed and helpful otherwise. Also, do the wedges go into the seat or stop level with the top?

[@rvt123456]

i like it thank you 👍🏻

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@grktycoon]

Hi great video, can you please tell what the attachment is called that's attached to the drill, and where can I buy one. Thanks!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

grktycoon It's a tenon cutter - check here: lumberjacktools.com/collections/commercial-series

[@osiasgomes6904]

Parabéns 🎉🎉🎉

[@ronaldsneek]

Are you holding the pull knife upside-down? Or is it a special kind. Thanks for sharing the video, great fun watching. Cheers from Holland.

[@zackjohnson4452]

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[@therrienmichael08]

Ronald Abelskamp That's what I thought.

[@ivoluddo]

Nice woodwork Sir. Where can I find that crazy sharpener?

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Try www.northerntool.com Thanks for watching!

[@kenwest2520]

this will help me, make my mother one. thank u so much lol

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@joeblogs4701]

Growing up in the northeast of England a three-legged stool was a 'cracket' (it's not in my dictionary). A local insult about another man was "he couldn't make a cracket".

[@BlackForestDesigns]

LOL. Funny. Thanks for watching!

[@johnseals3559]

Nice "milking stools"!

[@BISCUITANDBASS]

Cool James ;-)

[@BlackForestDesigns]

+BISCUIT AND BASS Thank you for watching!

[@Travisphoenix334]

Did you make the coffee table too? Great video!

[@BlackForestDesigns]

A long time ago. Thanks for watching.

[@karmajitsinghtejah2323]

Hi James, very well elaborated video. I'm Dev from Mauritius. want to ask you from where can i buy those drilling tools?

[@gentilejoshsaved1646]

thanks

[@darylhunt8866]

Hi James, loved your video, and would love to make some of these, I really enjoy making stuff with no nails or screws...:) What is the name of the 'giant pencil sharpener' bit you used to shape the tenon on the legs please? Are these available, or did you machine it yourself? Very handy... Thanks for the Vid!

[@1083dragon]

I'm wondering the the same been looking with no success

[@eyesofeaglenativeamericand3818]

Would like to ask where you got the countersink bit for the mortised hole?

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Here. Thanks for watching! www.lumberjacktools.com/products/new-countersink-bit-set

[@eyesofeaglenativeamericand3818]

@@BlackForestDesigns Thanks so much...just put up my 20' Tipi and want to make benches and stools for inside.

[@hmadi4350]

Wow

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@marvinwilliams5178]

where did you get the 45 degree bit that you drilled into the top of seat

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Lumberjack Tools I think. Was a while ago. Thank you for watching!

[@marklesperance1129]

The tool you used to do the 45 degree angle whats it called

[@BlackForestDesigns]

A countersink that used to be available at www.northerntool.com/ Thanks for watching!

[@marlonintal2590]

where can i buy that jig mortiser JAmes

[@BlackForestDesigns]

www.lumberjacktools.com/pages/products Thanks for watching!

[@duncanabbot8352]

Thanks: I learned a lot.

[@BlackForestDesigns]

Thanks for watching!!