I am starting on a new project, building a few bar stools with sculpted seats. I am looking for feedback on the best tool for actually roughing the seats out. For a variety of reasons i am limited to the tools carried by my local Lee Valley. My choices begin with LV's "sculptors adze."
http://ift.tt/1ODTuqL
it looks like a small, light tool, and I've actually held one, it doesn't seem like it would tire you too quickly. But i do worry that it is too light, and may require extra time to scoop a seat.
my second choice is a much more traditional one, an adze you would use standing over the work, with the work between your feet on the floor.
http://ift.tt/1ODTwPl
this seems like an adze as i envision one, and i suspect i would make a short handle for it, for use on a lower bench. I am leaning towards this tool.
third and final option is a more robust, shorter handled tool called a gutter adze. It looks like a two handed beast, with much more curvature in the head.
http://ift.tt/1ODTuqN
this tool looks like it could make a seat in no time. But it has the added disadvantage of being more expensive, and my budget is tight (gift card.)
so, any chair experts, or anyone with an opinion, can you offer any feedback on these tools?
thanks, as always.
(Mods, i can never figure out if I'm violating the TOS with pics, attachments and links. If i have, please accept my apologies, and let me know how to make it compliant.)
http://ift.tt/1ODTuqL
it looks like a small, light tool, and I've actually held one, it doesn't seem like it would tire you too quickly. But i do worry that it is too light, and may require extra time to scoop a seat.
my second choice is a much more traditional one, an adze you would use standing over the work, with the work between your feet on the floor.
http://ift.tt/1ODTwPl
this seems like an adze as i envision one, and i suspect i would make a short handle for it, for use on a lower bench. I am leaning towards this tool.
third and final option is a more robust, shorter handled tool called a gutter adze. It looks like a two handed beast, with much more curvature in the head.
http://ift.tt/1ODTuqN
this tool looks like it could make a seat in no time. But it has the added disadvantage of being more expensive, and my budget is tight (gift card.)
so, any chair experts, or anyone with an opinion, can you offer any feedback on these tools?
thanks, as always.
(Mods, i can never figure out if I'm violating the TOS with pics, attachments and links. If i have, please accept my apologies, and let me know how to make it compliant.)
Adze for carving a chair seat
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