Early Access Video: Make a Traditional Milking Stool
Added 2020-08-29 11:01:00 +0000 UTCFriends:
I've been having such fun getting outside and doing simple builds that I decided to build a traditional milking stool outside with just the Chopping Block and the Low Japanese Sawhorses.
This seemed like a great way to put the Chopping Block to the test and see what it's really capable of.
Do you have a milking stool yet? You really have to build one. Not only is it a great skill-builder, but these light-weight stools are handy and comfortable. The tripod feet are self-leveling and the low height makes them perfect for sitting around the fire or taking off your shoes. I think every house needs at lease one of these.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the video!
--Rex
Comments
Where are your plans for the handle of the Backsaw?
Charles A Berg
2020-09-09 22:42:55 +0000 UTCindeed, if you don't have a square laying about, grab a piece of paper, fold once = 180 deg, fold again = 90 deg, fold on the diagonal = 45 deg Math is your friend!
James Kison
2020-09-09 18:42:36 +0000 UTCUnited States
Charles A Berg
2020-09-08 11:22:32 +0000 UTCCheers Rex, thanks for having a look. Nearly all the videos I have seen of yours have had closed captions. Just the most recent ones don't.
The Deaf Maker
2020-09-05 13:30:05 +0000 UTCHey! I didn't even know I could do that. I'll look into it this week. Just so you know, I never have music and narration in my videos at the same time becasue I know that makes listening hard for the hearing impaired. I'm always looking to do the right thing for people with disabilities.
Rex Krueger
2020-09-05 13:17:30 +0000 UTCAny chance auto captions could be enabled for us deaf people please? I really enjoy your videos. Many thanks
The Deaf Maker
2020-09-04 16:47:20 +0000 UTCAny operation you can do with a compass you can do with a looped string (like Rex showed in the video) or even a stick with points. With a marking tool, a compass, and a straight edge (doesn't need to be a ruler) you can repeatably create all kinds of angles using "geometric construction". The beauty of this early math (without literal numbers) is that it can be extremely accurate with very basic tools! https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/constructions.html
Alexander May
2020-09-01 11:21:17 +0000 UTCNice milking stool Rex and a great video. Furniture doesn't get much more basic that the three legged stool unless it is just a slice of log to sit on/pound/chop or burn for heat. I love your approach to working wood-No boundaries. Take care and keep making these videos, they show just how little it takes to begin wood working and creating fun and functional things.
Matt Evans-Koch
2020-08-31 04:15:30 +0000 UTCThis is a topic I need to tackle.
Rex Krueger
2020-08-30 15:46:20 +0000 UTCLOL. You know it!! BTW, due to COVID yard sales, flea markets, etc are a no go in my area, so is there a cheap hatchet you’d recommend? Or guidance like “don’t pay more than...” is also appreciated. I have big box stores and even a harbor freight not too far away if that helps.
Brian Benson
2020-08-30 00:53:44 +0000 UTCI'll keep it basic for a while! If you do make this, be careful with that hatchet!
Rex Krueger
2020-08-30 00:14:06 +0000 UTCIf you want to do that, the legs will no longer be strong enough by themselves. You'll need stretchers to connect them. I did this in my 2x4 stool a few months ago. Basically just a tall milking stool.
Rex Krueger
2020-08-30 00:13:22 +0000 UTCThank you!
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 23:31:21 +0000 UTCYou can knock out a couple in a day if you focus.
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 23:31:15 +0000 UTCTotally good tips!
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 23:30:37 +0000 UTCI truly believe that there was a great deal of TLAR operations in the past. TLAR? That looks about right.
Jim Williams
2020-08-29 23:21:40 +0000 UTCBTW, you did not need a speed-square or a protractor! Using the string, the radius of the circle will make 6 equal length cords around the circumference of the circle. In other words, it lays out the points needed to draw your 6 pie slices and gives all your site lines and leg hole centers. (too much geometry yet?) As for resultant angles, don't figure them as an angle in degrees, just figure out what looks good. Use a leg and hold it perpendicular to a 2x4. Tilt it out to where it looks good to you and draw your cut line on the 2x4. All you need is a way to make all 3 legs at the same angle.
Rick Goodwell
2020-08-29 22:03:56 +0000 UTCThanks for this one too! I have a chopping block that I use similarly, but never thought of putting legs on it. I think I'll do that, then build a couple of these stools for Christmas presents.
Howard Tuckey
2020-08-29 21:00:44 +0000 UTCThis is a really fun project. Great work Rex. The woodworking for humans is a much needed series.
Eric Paisley
2020-08-29 17:02:50 +0000 UTCAnother great video. Any reason NOT to just make longer legs in order to make it a bar stool? Would anything else need to be done if doing this? Thanks
John Morrison
2020-08-29 16:23:37 +0000 UTCExcellent video again! Very happy to see this back to basics stuff, since all this is so new to me. It’s very helpful and the simplicity is key to making me feel like I can do that. I’m just, hesitantly, getting back to trying my hand at woodworking after the injury I gave myself 😔 during Community Project #1, so the timing of these “basic” videos is perfect. Keep up the content, man. Excited to see what you have coming in this back to basics/WWFH series!
Brian Benson
2020-08-29 16:17:15 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you found it useful!
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 13:20:23 +0000 UTCHey James! Thank you for your service. I'm really delighted you're enjoying your journey into woodwork and that I can help. A quick note on branch wood; it's often referred to as "reaction wood" and it's kind of unstable. You can google it. I think it's fine for a mallet head, but don't use it for furniture.
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 13:20:03 +0000 UTCThanks, Rex for another great video. I’m really digging the back to basics content. Also, the testing of the log bench. You’re right about how we make adjustments to the log bench basically fits what we want to do with it. Keep up the great work! It’s much appreciated and very helpful.
Sean O'Neill
2020-08-29 13:01:40 +0000 UTCThis is great! Driving along the road in Georgia, I found some chopped wood from a fallen White Oak branch. The tree is on an older property in the area so this was a sizable tree, and this particular branch was 15-16” across. I can send pictures of the pieces that I grabbed. I figured a nice mallet is in my future, and possibly other items. I’m a new Patreon subscriber, but I have been checking out your videos since May. I have found the plane tutorials (including your recent $350 troubleshooting/review) very enlightening. The Stanley plane video was also detailed and very helpful. I have some basic tools now, and I’m weening myself off of desktop computers. Woodworking has now become my new means of dealing with combat-related PTSD. At the same time a means of including my Grandchildren in the growth in this hobby.
James Tyler
2020-08-29 12:51:15 +0000 UTCWell, the bevel goes back about 400 years (at least; that's just what the books show), so I bet it's been around about as long as furniture has.
Rex Krueger
2020-08-29 12:31:44 +0000 UTCI wonder how back before bevel guides, and protracted squares and the such, how did they measure angles for things like the stool legs. Did they just guess and say 'that looks good. Now to do the other two..'
Andrew Parsons
2020-08-29 12:12:55 +0000 UTC
