Woodworking with Hand Tools: Build a Three-Legged Stool
Want to build furniture without needing a basement full of power tools? Learn how to lay out, shape, and assemble wood using just a few essential hand tools. You’ll design a three-legged staked stool tailored to your body and aesthetic while learning foundational chairmaking principles. Shape legs and seats with drawknives, hand planes, and spokeshaves, then assemble your piece using traditional staked joinery and glue. Finishing methods will be discussed so you can complete your work at home. Open to beginners and those with some woodworking experience.
Tommo Bray
Instructor
Tommo is a Southern Appalachian preservation carpenter and woodworker living in Somerville, MA. Their practice centers natural materials, historic fabric, and slower ways of working. As an educator, Tommo has led classes in woodworking, historic window restoration, and traditional lime masonry.
Woodworking Build a Stool
FullInstructors:
- Tommo Bray
| Date | Time | Location |
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| Wed, Sep 30th 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
| Wed, Oct 7th 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
| Wed, Oct 14th 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
| Wed, Oct 21st 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
| Wed, Oct 28th 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
| Wed, Nov 4th 2026 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |