Project Information
I built this stool for my workshop from a ShopNotes issue and once finished my wife said she wanted to borrow it for the kitchen. It is still there. I had an antique piano stool that had the acme threaded rod for raising and lowering the seat and so I took the antique stool apart for the item. Turns out the antique stool is worth way more then the cost of a new acme threaded rod from Lee Valley.
The stool is made from Red Oak per the plan and uses oxide coated square head bolts for the foot rest connections. Overall I am pleased with the stool and will be making another one for my "Shop".
On the next iteration of the stool I am going to use threaded wood to replace the metal acme threaded rod and bent laminate for the legs instead of solid wood cut from a large piece of oak. Also, I am going to make a wooden bent laminate ring for the foot rest instead of the metal. My hope is that it will be completely made from wood.
The stool is made from Red Oak per the plan and uses oxide coated square head bolts for the foot rest connections. Overall I am pleased with the stool and will be making another one for my "Shop".
On the next iteration of the stool I am going to use threaded wood to replace the metal acme threaded rod and bent laminate for the legs instead of solid wood cut from a large piece of oak. Also, I am going to make a wooden bent laminate ring for the foot rest instead of the metal. My hope is that it will be completely made from wood.