Delta Stool

Cut from 1/2 sheet of 18mm (3/4”) Plywood and 6x 270mm (10.5”) 10mm (3/8”) hardwood dowels.

It pays to hand-finish your ply before cutting - makes finishing much quicker.

Place one full-length piece down on a flat surface, glue and install all dowel pieces.

Alternate top and bottom pieces and spacers, glueing all meeting faces and dowels. Finish with full-length piece.

Clamp until glue is dry.

Alternatively, glue and clamp in top/bottom pairs and do final assembly when glue is set.

The key to a successful stool is at the face join and two dowels in the centre of the stool - that is where all the stresses reside. Get those joints right with glue, dowels and clamping and you will have a solid piece of furniture. Don't scrimp on quality or amount of glue. I use Titebond II Premium and it is perfect, clean up excess with a damp cloth while clamping.

I finish my outside edges with a 1/4" roundover router bit and sand till smooth, then apply an oil/varnish finish and use felt or nylon buffers on the bottom.

I use Meranti plywood - it doesn't need to be furniture grade, as the layout has the two end pieces in mirror-image, so you can pick the best side as the outer, display face. I like Meranti over Baltic Birch or Pine ply as the colour is richer and the grain is more pronounced, but whatever works for you.

Don't use MDF - it's too heavy and will chip easily. I'm not convinced it will be strong enough, long-term. The ply plus dowel gives 'bounce' and feels more comfortable.

You can top with an upholstered pad, if you want. I have an alternative version with a cut-out for insetting a leather pad. Ask if you are interested in the model.

Completed, varnished and with protection on the bottom, these retail for $1600-2000 a set of 4, depending on finish.

If you want to commercially reproduce them, licensing is very reasonable - contact the designer.

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