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Youngest son and his beautiful wife joined the world of “hot tubbing”. They didn’t buy the steps to enter and exit…they thought (dad could build them), easy for them to say. I took a few measurements, studied a bit, and then skillfully copied the design of the steps i bought. Here is what I came up with. I had fun and makes me feel needed….
Some left over treated lumber
a few (no..a bunch of screws)
A little exterior glue and
WALA…

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"


12 comments so far

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Dadoo

1557 posts in 528 days


posted 408 days ago

Now you need something to drink and go enjoy the tub yourself!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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snowdog

688 posts in 520 days


posted 408 days ago

The steps look great, I never saw it build that way but that makes them better for me. I bet they are pretty heavy. So where are the cocktails and towels. Nice job.

I remember the first deck I sold and built. It had a spiral stair case, 3 or 4 steps, damned thing was a challenge. the next deck I had to build was a 2nd story deck, but that is another story in stair building <laugh>

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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brad

114 posts in 442 days


posted 408 days ago

Hey snowdog!
You caught me, the only way I could ever build steps is to put them together as I go like i did these, and yes, they are very heavy…(I built them to hold me). To do that they have to be heavy duty..

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"

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WayneC

5684 posts in 635 days


posted 408 days ago

Well done. Looks like they will work great.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Buckskin

483 posts in 525 days


posted 408 days ago

Looks like they are well built and built to last to me.

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PanamaJack

4452 posts in 615 days


posted 408 days ago

These are very nice. Great job.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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cajunpen

5345 posts in 603 days


posted 407 days ago

Great job on a difficult task. I have never built steps before, but I understand they are a challenge.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 698 days


posted 407 days ago

these look great!! Well done

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

4859 posts in 574 days


posted 407 days ago

LOL…I sat looking at this piece a couple of times wondering why I havn’t made the few sets of stairs in my shop where all my tools are. I always build them in place with sawhorses and alot of swearing. Nice job!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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TomFran

2371 posts in 532 days


posted 406 days ago

Isn’t it gratifying to be able to make things that will be used and appreciated. Nice job.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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mtnwild

359 posts in 65 days


posted 61 days ago

Great, you turned a take for granted piece, and turned it into a point of interest. I will take with me, to look at everything as important. Thanks

-- mtnwild, It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Richforever

171 posts in 258 days


posted 61 days ago

Very well done! Nice detail work. Thanks for posting.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

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