Traditional Chinese Peasant's Stool 四腿八叉

I made 4 stools to furnish our kitchen. I decided to use the traditional Chinese peasant's stool as the model for my chairs. This style is called "4 leg 8 splay" (四腿八叉), it is always found among the poor; if you pay any attention to Chinese culture you'll notice this style of stool is not used by the aristocratic or the ruling class or the wealthy class. It is truly an utilitarian peasant's stool. The 四腿八叉 chair is extremely strong and durable, lasting for generations. So it shouldn't be surprising that those with little means would want the highest value for their hard earned silver.

These chairs are made from store bought yellow pine and mahogany.

I didn't want to get into the details of how to make one of these 四腿八叉 "4 leg 8 splay" stools in this video. Perhaps in the future, God willing, I will make an instructional video. Let me know if you have any questions; I make an effort to answer new questions. Below are links to may of the tools you see me using on this video. Please enjoy the process.

John Z Zhu
@polywright
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