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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: Creepie stool

OK well I made this in a class but its the only way mutton hands here is likely to make it into the craft section!!

still needs varnishing tho, sometimes they are oiled but our dogs/lifestyle is more of a varnish than an oiled surface type........

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Townie · Moderator Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 2724 Location: Fife

Looks great angela well done.. you should take orders

The Poofie in our house always has a resident springer spaniel on it, a wee foot stool would be just the ticket..

Sassinak · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject:

That is lovely, it looks very professional you should be proud of yourself

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Smooth Hound · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

a good neat job

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jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

I wish I could make things like that! Nice job!
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Julie · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

That's beautifully neat, well done.
Why is it called a creepie stool?
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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

In many a Scttish croft or bothy in days gone by you would have found a "creepie" or small wooden stool. Light and easily portable it would have been moved around to provide a seat when doing a variety of tasks, anything from milking the cow to making a Orkney kishie (straw basket). They would have been made from whatever wood was available at the time, often driftwood.

I heard that they were called creepie stools as, as the fire died down you crept on your stool closer and closer to the fire

) The hole in the middle is to pick it up easily.

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lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject:

BTW i really enjoyed the classes, not only for Clydesdalecloppers company (lots of chat and slow progress on our projects

) but also cos its hand tool based so I can now use planes, bit and braces and gents saws etc!Not use them stylishly but still exciting to lose the fear of them! So the dado on the top corner is done with a special plane etc. Very theraputic activity!
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Julie · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

Gordon has a whole box of those planes, all different ones. They were given to him years ago by an old gent who wanted to see them used. Some people collect them too.
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