Turn a Three-Legged Stool
Learn to create a three-legged stool with stretchers without jigs. This class is designed for beginners and experienced turners and furniture makers.
Not scheduled right now. Last taught 2026.
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The workshop
Learn to create a three-legged stool with stretchers without jigs. This class is designed for beginners and experienced turners and furniture makers. Participants will learn the techniques of spindle turning and replication necessary to create legs and stretchers to create a variety of stool sizes and styles. Using Beth’s easy-angle guide for the drill, students will build stools piece by piece. Seats will be turned or carved, allowing students to create their own personalized design. The focus will be on safety, technique, and design in a fun, supportive atmosphere!
Skills and techniques
- 3d Design elements
- Parts and use of the lathe
- Proper stance and set ups
- Clean cutting techniques
- Turned Joinery
- Use of drill jigs
- sizing and fitting chair legs and stretchers free form
- comfort with replicating parts
- proper wood layout and glue up for seats
Before you come
Details for students
Where
One of the farm's studios, confirmed at check-in. See the campus
Staying on the farm
Housing, meals, the daily schedule, and places to stay nearby are on Prepare for your workshop.
Your instructor
Beth Ireland
Beth Ireland is a professional woodworker, artist, and educator whose career bridges fine art and functional craft. She earned her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the State University College at Buffalo and an MFA in Sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Since 1983, she has run her own company, Beth Ireland Woodworking, specializing in architectural and artistic woodturning. A three-time Windgate Fellowship recipient, Beth teaches the Professional Woodturning Intensive at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship and leads programs at craft schools across the country. Beth's work reflects her lifelong dedication to craftsmanship and the meaning we place on the objects we create. She finds inspiration in the meditative rhythm of turning wood and in the stories carried by the things we make, from functional tools to treasured keepsakes. Deeply committed to the act of making, Beth views teaching as an extension of her creative practice, empowering others to connect with craft, creativity, and the enduring beauty of handmade work. She lives and works in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Questions about this workshop, housing, or meals? Email registrar@sanbornmills.org or call (603) 435-7314. Please read the workshop policies before you register.