Trilogy of Step Stools
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Just finished the third of three step stools. The tops were made from 15/16″ pine from a table I found on the street. The legs of the two rectangular stools were made from 1 1/4″ curtain rod (round profile) that I got at a garage sale a few years ago and the legs of the oval stool had been legs of a coffee table someone was throwing out. They looked like some kind of light-colored mahogany. For the oval stool, I adjusted the location of the holes in the top so that there was enough wood to keep it strong.
Did I say I love using reclaimed wood?
Finished with three coats shellac and then wax. My thanks to Randy (@sidreilley) for the advice on sawing the tapers of the legs rather than planing. Those off-cuts really came in handy when clamping the partially shaped legs in the vise.
What a fun and relatively easy project.
Matt, Northern California - Started a blog in 2016: http://tinyshopww.blogspot.com/
very nice =o)
Those look fantastic Matt. I like shellac and wax finish. That’s becoming one of my favourites.
Peter in
Biggar SK
"New York is big, but this is Biggar"
Very nice Matt. Great use of reclaimed materials too.
http://hillbillydaiku.com
Nice work, Matt. Good to mix up the stool shapes and keep it interesting.
Derek Long
Denver, Colorado
I just wanted to chime in on holding odd shapes and angles in our vise. This little guy from Lee Valley is so simple a solution it’s hard to believe how great it works. Jim
Hi Matt
Good use of junk, glad to see someone else picks up stuff. In our area the town picks up bulk junk once a month, I often find good wood, logs and funiture.
FrankjIn South Jersey the good part of New Jersey, USA.
Nice job Matt, I love seeing folks making attractive, useful furniture from stuff headed to the trash, and the variations on a theme are great. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Great work.
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