Custom X-leg Stools (Work-in-Progress!)

Although I should probably share the next completed woodworking project after the wood piece basket and scrap vase I made, I wanted to end with a bang!  So sit tight until next week for my favorite project, but for now, I'm going to share the last thing I made before my class ended.

The fun thing is that it is still in progress, so I'm excited to finally decide exactly how to finish it!

I started with a bunch of really long pieces and cut them into smaller pieces, some at an angle.

I used a chop saw for this part of it.  Take a look at all of my scraps!

I ended up with a stack of lovely pieces all ready to go!

Then I glued together each side of the legs in an X-formation.

All done!

Then, I needed to sand down the legs and made sure they were level.

Next, I attached the legs together with a center piece held together with a few pieces of dowel.

Here's how I did that!

Then, I clamped the pieces together after gluing it to make sure it would dry good and tight.

And that's it for the legs!

I cut down my pieces for the top of the stool, and that's actually where I stopped...

The only thing I have left to do is secure the top, add the foam and fabric, then paint or stain the legs. I think I know how I want to finish it, by painting the legs black and adding a toile fabric I have from my stash... but it could change by the next time I get to the shop.  :)

How would you finish my X-leg stools?

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