The humble Cabin Stool

[Terence]

Why and how different. This is my stool that I use to sit on whilst painting boats.

 

 

Terence

Edited March 23, 2011 by Terence

[BEngo]

Why and how different. This is my stool that I use to sit on whilst painting boats.

 

Terence

A handy thing to have. Yours has a low stretcher, whereas most cabin stools seem to be built with 'sides' dropping down from the seat and connecting the two legs at the top. I wonder if this is because a a traditional stool with one-piece grown legs (like your Nurser Stool in the other thread) would be weakened by a hole for a stretcher?

 

I have not seen the construction of a stool with drawers (though I bet many stools have seen some drawers in their time!) That might provide further opportunity to stiffen/strengthen the joint beween the top and the legs.

 

N

[Laurence Hogg]

Many years ago Boatmans Cabin Co produced a kit stool. When researching the design it was amazing how many variations you found, just in Stoke Bruerne there were some dozen or so all different. Lift up lids, a tray underneath, one with a drawer etc etc. What was common to all though was the slab sided "legs" always one piece of timber. Dont know if any of our stools exist today, they should do as they were made of Iroko hardwood.

[jelunga]

And there was I thinking this was another discussion about toilets. See this page :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale