| Project by Mark Gipson | posted 286 days ago | 1064 views | 3 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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A Shaker style step stool made to practice using my new Leigh Super 12. The dovetails for the steps were cut with the jig, those for the 3 braces were cut by hand after a few days practice with scrap.
Finish is a local ‘dark oak’ stain followed by 4 coats of wipe on poly.
The photos highlight a problem I am having with the rubber wood boards I am currently using for my projects. Each board is made up of thin strips of wood finger jointed into a large board. Unfortunately each board has a very wide range of colors which the stain and finish highlight. I am going to try a dye / stain combination next in an attempt to even out the color. A kindly friend is bringing over a couple of tubs of dye for me to try as I have not been able to find any here yet.
I will be using this in my workshop so I can reach the belts on my drill press to change speeds.
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Helkat
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#1 posted 286 days ago
Very nice little stool.
I like the braces/aprons on the front edge of the steps. It adds a nice detail that I don’t see a lot on these little 2-step stools. And I’m sure it adds some strength, to boot!
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#2 posted 286 days ago
This incorporates a lot of the nice features that Charles Neil incorporates in his step stool project. I personally find the many shades very nice is a piece like this. But everyone feels differently.
I will say, however, that that second step is REALLY high. Why did you make it so much higher than the first step?
-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.
Mark Gipson
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#3 posted 286 days ago
It’s high but then a lot of stools of this style have a high second step which I like. It’s also useful for reaching into the kitchen cupboard that somebody fixed to the wall flush up with the ceiling!
Karson
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#4 posted 286 days ago
Great stool. It looks a lot like the stool that Tommy Mac made on his show and dvd.
I’m planning to make one for my wife also.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
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#5 posted 285 days ago
I recently made one of these from pictures I had seen.Most had that really high 2nd step but on mine I chopped it down to closer match the bottom.Nice work Mark.
-- They just don't get my chub on.-Bertha on modern handplanes
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