How Do You Make a Curved Bar Stool Seat?

A curved bar stool seat can be made three ways: carved from a solid timber blank, built up by laminating thin strips over a former, or shaped from high resilience foam over a plywood base. This guide walks through each method in practical detail, covering how deep the dish should actually be, which timbers carve cleanly, how to lay out the sit bone low points, and how to fair a surface before you reach for abrasives. It also explains how to build a curve with foam and wadding when you have no woodworking tools, how to keep the finished seat at the right height for a UK worktop, and the mistakes that spoil an otherwise good seat, from carving too deep to sanding a shape that is not yet fair. There is also guidance on shaping the rolled front edge and on choosing between hard wax oil and lacquer....