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Here is the step stool I mentioned designing in another post.

I designed it for my daughter to reach the sink in the bathroom.

It's made from Santos Mahogany and Peruvian Walnut. No fancy joinery just 24 1 3/4" long screws
with the heads plugged the the opposite colored wood. I didn't ever want this to work loose, so glued
and screwed.

The steps are both 6" heigh. The only part I was worried about was it breaking at the inside corner at the first step, right in the middle. The third picture shows my solution so that it will never break. I added a spline lengthwise. I cut this by clamping the completed stool to the tablesaw fence and raising the blade up to the depth I wanted. Then cut the spline by setting my compass to 5" (the radius of my 10" blade) and marked the spline and cut it out.

Total time about 4 hours over two days.

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Nice looking and very functional step stool. Enjoy her, they grow up way too fast. Thanks for sharing Gary.
 

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That is some beautyful wood and I like the use of the opposing colored plugs. Great stool.
 

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This is another well designed project. The contrasting woods add some nice details to the piece. I am sure you daughter will get a lot of use out of it before she gets big enough to reach the faucet on her own (which won't be long.)

Now that you have given her this independence it won't be long before she realizes that she can fill the sink and play in the water without help!! :)

Have fun and enjoy.
 

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I really like the wood colors and the opposing-color plugs.
 

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these woods are beautiful together…i love the "plugs"...
 

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Looks great, Gary!
 

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Simple and effective, A good tip for the spline.
 

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum
 

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Very Nice Gary
 

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Excellent down to the splines.
 

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great stool for the little Princess to step on ….. thanks for the tip on the spline , Gary : )
 

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nice work and good design detail
 

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In keeping with your skills and ideas you have constructed a beautiful step stool for your princess. She will love it. It will be useful for the next one!
Sharad
 

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I don't know how I missed this one, but I did. (my head must have been somewhere else that day.) I like the design. Very elegant and I expect it will be around for a long time.
 

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Very nice useful step stool. The contrast with the woods is really cool. I need to build one of these for my daughter.
 
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