These stools took a little longer than they were supposed to. They’re made entirely from reclaimed oak, as per the client’s request. The seat tops are made from an old bathroom sink worktop (hence the circular ash patches where the sink and tap went) and the legs are made from old joist casings from a house renovation.

It was really exciting to see these stools come together and give the timber a new lease of life. The design is a complete original with ideas from both myself and the client. I drew up some sketches and turned the best ones into computer renders to send over the the client, and was then able to refine the final design with them to get to exactly what they wanted. So to see something that only ever existed, either in my head or, on a computer screen come to life is sooo satisfying!

The reason these stools took a little longer than I had planed was due to two reasons. The first was that, because it is reclaimed oak, it took a little longer to find timber that was stable and would last a good amount of time as a stool. The second reason was that one of my key machines that I needed to be able to shape the seat tops broke right as I started working on them.

Fortunately I have a friend just down the road who has a better version of that machine that I was able to use, but I had to wait until he had time for me to invade his workshop while I worked on them. I think it was worth the wait though - they seemed to turn out really nicely, and they are surprisingly comfortable for stools that are made entirely from oak, with no upholstery.