Make a step stool with free Craigslist wood!

[alsaket93]

What a good idea such a clever man

[soniapapadouri]

Very interesting work.. my husband and myself have made a lot of furniture for our home in the past... when our daughters were growing up... this was our best hobby.. BUT, I have an advice for you..being 63 years old, I take the liberty to do this... YOU HAVE TO WEAR SAFETY GLOVES WHEN YOU ARE ON THE CUTTING MACHINE.. IT'S NOT A JOKE..

[soami6y]

i'm so excited! my husband just got a new table saw and this is a great starter project. especially since he was just talking about how i needed a folding step stool for the kitchen! i can't wait to have one of these!

[azfryguy]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[anynameplease]

Indecently brilliant and cheap! Thank you for sharing this with us.

Cheers!

[Maxid1]

I'm thinking of making a few of these in a variety of different woods as samples, you know, as stool samples...

[HaloCreed13579]

Tree hugger! Just kiddin' I love your videos. Don't hassel the hoff

[HaloCreed13579]

LOVE it! Now I just need tools to make it with...

[kokiir]

gracias amigo, intentare construir una para mi

[aiolos60]

great video thank you



[MoniWooOOooooOOOOOOW]

I need to make a crossfit stool.. ( love ur videos)

[gswiaczny]

That's great! Great for fishing! :D

[TheGrethom]

hi steve iam an ausi and i am looking for some new project to do for the locale markets here in ausi land

[NJEsperantist]

How do you keep the dowels from working their way out over time, a little glue on the outermost socket, or do you pit it with a brad? Great project BTW. I've got some scraps laying around just screaming to become one of these.

[RUNuckinfutz]

I just made some camping tables just like this only a little taller. Used 1x2's & 1/2 x 3" redwood slats I salvaged from some broken deck chairs. I used 1/4" stove bolts with "T" nutts as connectors but works beautifully. Mine ended up being 24" tall with a table top of 15" x 26". Unbelieveably light. Love watching your videos. Thanks for sharing all your tips.

[xxdjcharlierockxx]

awesome project...

[dobsonator]

i just made ur stool today. it is absolutly awsome. im gona always use this stool when ever i make other wood projects. come in very handy and its something i put together my self from scratch.

[MultiTom1956]

hi stevi, it is just mindblowing stuff! I am a beginer and iam going to make an earnest attempt to get this stool right,incase i dont like you said i will learn from my mistakes and i will keep on trying till i get it right! thanks a ton.

[Angelsigns2012]

You should make drawings of your projects for download in PDF form.

[jaramima]

I made this out of free Craigslist wood and was so proud to show my wife and her response was "you made two right?" I wonder if Rodney Dangerfield ever worked with wood. Thanks for the cool vids and ideas.

[TacoMaster3211]

Hey Steve. I was wondering if you have any downloadable/printable plans for this project. It would be wonderful to make for my woodworking class in school.

I love all your videos, and plan to watch them all. Keep up the great work.

[stevinmarin]

@TacoMaster3211 Unfortunately, I don't. I think if you pause the video where I show all the boards, you should be able to sketch out a plan.

[TacoMaster3211]

@stevinmarin alright thanks, I was just hoping that there might be plans so I could share them with my woodshop teacher, as I think this project would be perfect for the class. Well thanks for getting back to me quickly, most uploaders dont. Keep up the awesome work.

[jaramima]

This is so cool! Thanks for the idea and plans.

[patrol681]

Hi Steve,

I remember watching you build a beautiful chess board some time ago. I also had fun making your little puzzle thing, about the "cube inside a cube" - built from little scraps of wood. Imagine my surprise, when I went on the internet and 'Googled' "How to make a folding stool," and sure enough, my first 'Hit' was you ! You absolutely excel in great ideas, Thanks so much for sharing all this good stuff, not to mention your ideas on keeping the plane "Green" while enjoying them.

[stevinmarin]

@patrol681 Thanks man, I'm all about re-using what is available to us.

[whistler147]

Hey Steve.

Scale that up that design a bit to make TV trays.

I have a couple of trays of that design and would like to have a couple more. Tremendously useful tray. Super sturdy self-locking design. Best I've seen.

Like your channel! Thanks!

[b1zook]

Nice shirt!!! (Nice woodwork too LOL)

[analisis5]

Oh man i think i m in love with you......lol....keep walking ....nice job ...thanks a lot.....love u

[jn3456]

Hey steve, i love this design... it seeps so practical and portable. I am looking to make a stool at least 30" tall. Would i be able to use the same design? What ratio should i use when measuring the wood?

[stevinmarin]

@jn3456 Thanks. I'm sure it could be scaled up. It would probably be best to use a hard wood if it's going to take a lot of weight and use. I'm not sure what ratio to use, I just kind of wing it!

[TheJohnnyg111]

@stevinmarin I have a couple of these stools that were made in the 30's sears and roebuck made them for a camping set at least thats what i was told they were made out of real redwood back then mine are a bit taller and wider and have slats across the top instead of solid wood i reverse engineered one out of pine it;s fairly sturdy to sit on but i wouldn't stand on it .....

[jn3456]

Hey steve, i love this design... it seeps so practical and portable. I am looking to make a stool at least 30" tall. Would i be able to use the same design? What kind of wood should i use?

[goodrl]

Hi Steve. Did the dowel ever loosen up? I wanted to know whether I should sand the dowel more or let the dowel stay tight. I teach wood tech. My students love your videos!

[stevinmarin]

@goodrl Yeah, the dowels loosen up over time. My stool is really easy to operate now.

[Blach1234]

hey stev can you make a tutorial on how to make a wood sword pleas respond

[sk8ondabayou]

you should patent this

[djack79991]

Steve, I am a large man and love this project. What doI need to do to make it fit a larger person? Can it even be done? I made my first one and it turned out good. One thing though. Found out you can't use a forstner bit to drill holes. It makes them too big. Mistake made once!!! Thanks again

[stevinmarin]

@djack79991 Yeah, it's frustrating that forstner bits make a holes a little too small for standard dowels. (Or too big, the other way) I just spent a lot of time sanding my dowels down to size. As for making it sturdier, use a hardwaood, like maple. Pretty tough to break.

[thegodofs]

@djack79991 so you fat! fat! - weird al

[MiCompre]

This would make a great outdoor sketching-stool. Thanks Steve. I can fit one in my ruck-sack no trouble.

Making it. No trouble again for a guy I know!

[onelastpiano]

what an amazing video. now i just have to save up to get all those tools

[geert108]

mooi project om eens te maken

[Makeshiftweapons2XL]

Great video looking for a plainer what make and model is yours???

[MrLeonard55]

Cool Ideas.

[carlosgonzalez3800]

are u house

[camdenbuck]

Thanks for sharing.  Found you on lumberjocks

[montividiumg]

Great man

[rat1a1tat1tat]

clever:D

[jlhwtp1]

I think I will attempt this but you mention you will oil the wood for the finish, what type of oil is it?

Cheers

[Asterixarcher]

Sweet project. Great to see recycling like that! Nice video.

[garrickth]

Great Project Steve! Thanks for showing this to us. I have a pile of "scrap" and have been looking for something practical - and this just might be the project.

[basbrun]

I love it!

[maurorouma]

very good muy interesante y creativo bye

[thenutter2003]

i dont now how you do but you come up with some realy great project keep up the good work

[stevinmarin]

@thenutter2003

Thanks. And remember: don't hassel the Hoff!

[ducky32038]

Great project.

[alexis221woodworks]

great little project

[sumbook]

great video Stevin. Thanks for sharing..

I only have one correction..

scrap wood usually ends up being fire wood :-) .. I don't throw it away in the trash :)

[stevinmarin]

@sumbook

Woodworkers are the "greenest" people!

[JoeCubicle]

Very very cool ! I made my daughter a small step stool many years ago. We painted it with leftover paint from painting the kitchen so the stool matches the kitchen. You do nice work Steve.

[RockinGuy1994]

Cool weekend project! I may try that one weekend.