My oldest daughter just turned three and I was actually able to finish this project on-time... I guess. I had been working on this step stool for several months. All of that other stuff gets in the way... you know that 9 to 5 stuff.:roll:
My daughter needed a good step stool to reach the sink. Daddy needed a project to try out some new skills. The only metal in this project is the four hinges for the lids. Since I'm still pretty much a rookie, that's a big deal for me. Some of the skills I got to work on with this project included mortise and tenon joints (with and w/o shoulders), lap joints, frame and panel construction, mortising for hinges, spray finishing waterborne acrylic.
Since I knew I was going to paint it, I used pine 2x4's for the legs and frame, 1/2" pine ply for the bottom, 3/4" pine shelving for the lids and birch paneling for the front and back panel. The finish was Fuhr 9550/9100 Waterbased Acrylic Topcoat and Primer. That went on amazingly well, even for a rookie like me.
My daughter needed a good step stool to reach the sink. Daddy needed a project to try out some new skills. The only metal in this project is the four hinges for the lids. Since I'm still pretty much a rookie, that's a big deal for me. Some of the skills I got to work on with this project included mortise and tenon joints (with and w/o shoulders), lap joints, frame and panel construction, mortising for hinges, spray finishing waterborne acrylic.
Since I knew I was going to paint it, I used pine 2x4's for the legs and frame, 1/2" pine ply for the bottom, 3/4" pine shelving for the lids and birch paneling for the front and back panel. The finish was Fuhr 9550/9100 Waterbased Acrylic Topcoat and Primer. That went on amazingly well, even for a rookie like me.
Let me know what you think.
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