Beginner Woodworking Projection - Diy - Pace Stool
I've been drooling all over modest wooden stools.
I intend they're thence cute!
I similar them fifty-fifty improve if they're all beaten upwardly or demo the passing of time.
Last twelvemonth I kept an opened upwardly oculus for these lilliputian stools. Each fourth dimension I visited the neighborhood flea marketplace position or thrift stores, I kept on looking only nope.
There weren't there. :(
Well, the solely i I scored was this:
For solely 3 dollars, it was OK, the loosen leg was tightened, together with afterward using it for a few months together with getting tired of the drab fabric it was covered with, I decided to give it a brand over. This is how it looked for Christmas.
Since I'm instantly working on my son's room, I idea virtually bringing i stool to his room to serve dual purpose. He tin utilisation it to achieve to the top shelves inward his cupboard together with also to sit down downwardly spell he takes off or pose on his shoes.
Well, this modest stool was non cutting it. Besides, I wouldn't desire him stepping on it.
I began my search over again without much luck.
The ones I constitute were commonly likewise modest or bigger than what I wanted.
Then, I constitute the i that was the closest to the size I was looking for, only the cost kept me away from it, l bucks.
The idea of having LOTS of fabric inward my garage to create a unproblematic stool for gratis kept me away!
And I'm thence glad I didn't purchase it. I built my ain inward less than an hr using remnants of forest from other projects.
So, hither I'm putting together a tutorial for yous to create your own, similar the i below. This is a perfect beginners project.
The materials together with tools you'll need:
- For the top (1) ---> 1" x 10.5" x 19.5"
- For each leg (2) ---> 1" x 9.5" x 13.5"
- For the back upwardly (1) ---> 1" x 2" x 15"
- Kreg Jig
- 1¼" Kreg screws
- Jig saw
- Measuring tape
- Sander
- Drill
- Compass
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Wood glue
- Paint or favorite finish
Directions:
Having all the wooden parts ready, yous tin laid out drawing the cutting out on each leg.
Do a 4" score from the bottom/up of each leg, correct inward the middle (wide-wise), that's going to hold upwardly the top middle of the circle.
I used a bowl to depict the circle, yous tin utilisation a compass. The diameter of my bowl/circle is 5.5". The circle was drawn mid agency together with thence extended to the lower border amongst a ruler inward social club to maintain a direct line.
Draw the circular corners for the top board.
It's instantly fourth dimension to cutting the blueprint on each leg together with circular those corners using a jig saw or BladeRunner X2.
As I said before, I used pieces from my flake pile. For the legs I used pieces left from the built-ins inward my son's room. At that fourth dimension I was thinking on dividing each shelf amongst these pieces, only thence I changed my mind. That's why the pocket holes were done on both sides of these boards. Obviously yous don't withdraw bag holes on the lower halt of the legs. ;)
But, yous withdraw to produce 3 holes on the top part, together with sand all the pieces thoroughly.
Using forest gum together with 1¼" screws attach each of the legs to the underside of the top board.
Finally, attach the 1 x 2 middle back upwardly using forest gum together with 1¼" screws.
I also covered all those bag holes amongst forest filler.
Below is how it looked correct afterward finishing the edifice business office together with amongst i coat of ASCP - Emperor's Silk.
After 2 coats together with around lamentable this is how it looked:
Then, AS clear wax was used, followed past times night wax, buffing rattling good inward betwixt coats.
This is how it looks now.
I sanded heavily those edges together with parts that are supposed to larn most use.
Well, at that topographic point yous have! I promise yous tin give it a try. It is indeed, rattling simple.
And hey, today I'm super happy :) because I'm over at Lil' Luna equally business office of its 2016 contributor squad sharing a super cute Valentine's Day project! Did I tell I'm happy?!
Hope to run into yous over there!
