Make a Staked Stool

Saturday and Sunday 7/25-26/2026, 1-5pm

Strength comes from angles, not mass.

This immersive class guides students through building a traditional staked stool—an elegant, durable form rooted in vernacular furniture traditions. The process emphasizes layout, compound angles, and joinery driven by structure.

Students will complete a stool and gain transferable skills applicable to chairs and tables. Materials provided.

You’ll learn to:

Lay out compound angles accurately

Bore and ream tapered joints

Shape legs and seats

Assemble strong, expressive forms

Understand load paths in furniture

Who it’s for: Intermediate woodworkers ready to deepen their joinery and layout skills.

Ezra Gardiner is a furniture maker and educator focused on traditional methods, hand skills, and building objects meant to live long, useful lives.