
THREE LEGGED STOOL
November 9, 2026 · 10 AM – 5 PM
The Goodlife Centre, 49-55 Great Guildford St, London · £595 ·
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In this five-day workshop, participants use carpentry and woodturning skills to make a three-legged milking stool.
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Bookable via our website ➡️ https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/milking-stool/ ⋆⋆⋆ A wonderful 5-day project using basic carpentry woodwork skills and woodturning skills to make three-legged milking stool. In this workshop you will learn the skills of how to measure accurately, cut precisely to join planks together using dowels. Use the ‘spindle method’ on a woodturning lathe to create the legs and use hand tools to finalise the shape of the seat. You will learn to use a drill guide to ensure the joinery is drilled at a consistent angle. The legs will be joined using the wedged tenon method. During this 5 day workshop you will: * Make a seat, glue 2 pieces of timber using the dowel method and roughly shape on using the band saw. * Make a brace for the legs. * Using the lathe you will turn 3 legs * Create the finished shape of the seat using a spokeshave * Use a reamer to make leg mortices conical for strength * Use a tapered tenon cutter to make tapered tenon for strength Stool dimensions approximately: 360mm high, diameter of the seat around 300mm.
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Hosted by The Goodlife Centre - Practical Workshops in Central London
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