Description

In the Philadelphia Footstool class, you’ll make a version of an 18th-century rarity. John Elliot is credited with making the original footstool on which you’ll base the project.

Philadelphia Footstool

The five-day Philadelphia Footstool class begins with full-scale shop drawings. You’ll dive immediately into the joinery and carving the cabriole legs.

 

 

Some of the skills learned in the Philadelphia Footstool class are:

• How to create full-sized working drawings
• Making multiple carved parts
• Adding carved decoration to cabriole legs

Materials are not included in the class fee. Lumber for this project may be purchased through us or on your own and shipped to our shop at least four weeks prior to the class.

Each student should supply his, or her, own:

• Safety glasses and hearing protection
• Combination or machinist square
• Bevel gauge
• Bench chisels
• Carvers mallet
• Dovetail saw
• Marking gauge
• Smooth plane or jack plane
• Block plane
• Tape measure or folding rule

If you do not have the tools on the list, don’t panic; there are plenty of tools for your use in class.

Course Dates:

• July 20 – 24, 2026

 

 

The shop opens at 8:30 am. Class begins at 9:00 am.  A delicious lunch, snacks, and soft drinks are provided. Class ends at 4:30 pm – the shop remains open until 5:30 pm.

The class is limited to a maximum of 3 students.

Call or email to be placed on the waiting list if this class sells out.