It's been awhile. I've been reading lots of Chris Schwarz and his Anarchist series. Great books and I think 2 are also available as a free download. The physical book is quality and there's a story of one surviving a flood. They're not cheap paperback; they'll last a centuryor more.
I've wanted to build a chair or stool.
Wheelwrights used to use a spoke pointer, on the right and a hollow auger on the left.
You set the blade on the hollow auger to make a size up to 1" or so. It will cut the stick to that size,but you need to taper the point so it fits.
I have lots of choke cherry that grew on the fence line. After you cut down, the stump will send up new shoots. Doing it on purpose is called coppicing.
These sticks are 4 years of growth and 1-1-1/2" around at the base. Its almost thick enough to make spoons.
The board I glued together is from older trees that were 5"-6" around. It may also regular cherry that I found.
It was supposed to be a stepstool, but it creaked when I stepped on it. So its a plant stand.
The stick that has no bark on it in the middle picture split after 2 week. One of the issues with choke cherry
