| Project by TheGravedigger | posted 530 days ago | 675 views | 1 time favorited | 12 comments |  |
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These two stools were made for my granddaughter at the request of my wife. She observed that our granddaughter Hannah didn’t have anything that she could sit on. Her children’s chairs were still too big, and the only place she could simply back up and sit down was the window sill. I promptly measured the height of the sill and made two stools of that height – 9”. One is for our house, and one for hers.
The lumber is 1×4 select pine from the Borg. It is finished with two coats of a mixture of BLO and spar poly, which is topped with three coats of rubbed shellac to provide a barrier until the oil mix cures. Yes, they’re shiny now, but I’m sure that won’t last long. Oh well, that’s one of a granddad’s jobs – live-in toy factory!
-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle
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trifern
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posted 530 days ago
Cool project that makes two important ladies happy. Thank you for sharing.
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DAN
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posted 530 days ago
I like them !
well done
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Napaman
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these turned out nice!!!
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 530 days ago
Really nice. And timely. I need something about this height to change light bulbs etc. And it won’t be long until my grandson will be able to sit by himself. Thanks, Robert.
It was the best of stools, it was the worst of stools.
Your title led me down this path.
Sorry Charles Dickins, wherever you are
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FlWoodRat
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posted 530 days ago
Nice work there Grave. I think my grand daughter could use one of those too.
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TedM
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posted 530 days ago
Hey, these look great! I have an old plastic stool that’s been around for years and it is very handy. One of these would make a great replacement.
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Russel
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posted 530 days ago
Cool stools. It’s fun to make stuff for the grandkids. You gotta love it when they use their special seat.
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RobS
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posted 530 days ago
Nice work Robert and I see you’re using one of your favorite finishes again. I’m sure they’ll last for quite some time…
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 530 days ago
Perfect, I hope you signed your work.
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sharad
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posted 529 days ago
A very nice stool for the kid. I am sure she will love it.
Sharad
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jockmike2
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I had to do the same thing for my grandson. You made yours a lot prettier. mike
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TreeBones
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posted 523 days ago
Nice stools, great work. Its projects like this that make woodworking fun.
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