| Project by Bob A in NJ | posted 539 days ago | 613 views | 5 times favorited | 19 comments | ![]() |
Hi
These are a favorite gift we’ve been making for years. The one on the left is our standard pine version. Recently I made a few using oak, cherry and walnut. They are finished with two coats of Deft and one coat of wax. These stand about 32 inches tall. My wife puts on all types of different stencil designs on these.
We give these to family and friends for Christmas presents. The stools are great for use in the kitchen for women and children trying to reach into the upper cabinets. The hardwood versions are made with sliding dovetails made with a leigh jig.
-- Bob A in NJ
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19 comments so far
WayneC
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posted 539 days ago
They look very nice and quite functional. How do you like your leigh jig?
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 539 days ago
I have both the 12” and 24” model. These are two of my favorite tools. Once you learn how to use them, they produce fantastic results with minimal effort.
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PanamaJack
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posted 539 days ago
Cool Stool(s).
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jockmike2
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posted 539 days ago
You did a very very cool. good job. jockmike
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mot
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posted 539 days ago
Those are great. My fatherinlaw gave my daughter a present of a one step stool that transformed into an ironing board!
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TreeBones
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posted 539 days ago
Realy nice, they look taller than 32” nice wood too.
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gizmodyne
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posted 539 days ago
These are cool… my wife has been asking for a stool for about the last 10 years. I like this plan. Hmmm.
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Roger Strautman
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posted 539 days ago
These are nice functional stools and I can see plenty of space to carve in. Thanks for sharing.
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LJ
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posted 539 days ago
Beautiful. I agree with Ron on height. The top of the ring matches the height of the fridge door which would be at least 42” if not a little bit more. If I could only get one to my 83 Y/O mom in NYC. Have a look at her not acting her age...!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 539 days ago
“Grandma .. get down from there!!”
Great stool, I too was fooled by the size.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 539 days ago
Interesting trick of photographic perspective…. in the first photo, the stools look to be about five feet tall!
Gizmodyne… 10 years for a stool??? I’d hate to see if she asked for a china cabinet! :-)
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oscorner
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posted 538 days ago
Those are nice and I like the sliding dovetail. Thanks for sharing. You had me going on that first photo,till I realized that they were on the table. I was looking to see how tall you made them and in the first picture the bottoms look as tall as the bottom cabinets. LOL.
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Karson
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posted 538 days ago
Great One board project. Make it from one board about 7’ long, about 8 – 10” wide I guess.
Nice looking.
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 537 days ago
Hi all,
Sorry about the views, seems to have confused some due to the perspective and being shown from my kitchen counter.
Here are the dimensions:
All 3/4” stock
Back 8” x 30”
Step 8” x 12”
Front Leg 8” x 8”
Support pieces (2) 2” x 9 3/4”
4 Walnut plugs to coover the screws on front and back.
2 Coats of Deft and 1 coat of paste wax
-- Bob A in NJ
Don
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posted 520 days ago
Thanks for this, Bob. A nice project – particularly like the one in Oak. I’ve marked it for a possible Christmas present.
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Bill
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posted 519 days ago
These look great Bob. What was your secret to getting the oval cuts on top? A router over a template?
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DAN
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posted 393 days ago
I’m positive these would be great christmas presents ! very nice project. cool design !
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JC
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posted 319 days ago
Favorited. The walnut one is especially attractive. Thanks!
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rikkor
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posted 319 days ago
Nice grab-handle on top, too. Good job.
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