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Folding step-stool

Project by Ben Griffith posted 574 days ago 383 views 3 times favorited 4 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I built this stool with (and for) my son so he can reach the bathroom sink. I thought a regular two step stool would get in the way so I poked around online looking for folding stools. I found a picture of one where the bottom step swings up and under the top step, and then scribbled down some notes and diagrams and came up with this. My son is 2 1/2, and he helped by holding boards and dowels as I cut them (with hand tools only of course! He made it very clear that I was not to make any loud noises while he was in the basement!). He also enjoyed sanding and especially pounding the dowels into the holes. I finished it with some garnet shellac to give it a little color and 3 coats of Polycrylic. After it was done I decided it needed to be a little more stable so I added a couple little “feet” in the front to give it a wider base. The feet are scraps of oak glued into slots in the front parts of the legs.


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Scott Bryan

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posted 574 days ago

Ben,

This is both a practical and useful project. You did a nice job with this step stool and it was a great idea to get your son involved in the construction. After all this is HIS stool.

Nice post and thanks for the story behind it as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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GaryK

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posted 574 days ago

That’s pretty cool! I’ve never seen one that flips out like that.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Ben Griffith

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posted 572 days ago

Thanks Scott and Gary! I just found a similar one here, but with two fold out steps instead of one: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/304

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Karson

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posted 572 days ago

Ben a great project and getting the receiver involved was a smart move. Soon he’s be making all of the noise and you will be asking for quiet.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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