Stoutman wrote:
> I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
> bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :) Should last
> a few years I hope.
>
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
>
Nice stool.. but I wanted to ask you where you got the safety closure
thing on your toy boxes. (The braces that prevent the lids from
slamming down).
Stoutman wrote:
> > Terrific design - beautiful wood. He'll probably want it for his kids
> > someday...
>
> Thank you Morris!
I've been thinking about plans for a 2-step stool that you can move
without bending down and picking it up. Something with a long handle
coming up one side that you can use for a bit of balance, and to
maneuver the stool around - maybe casters under the side with the
handle. For some reason I think I thought I might have seen one of
them somewhere. IAE, if anyone has any idea of what I'm talking about
please let me know!
JP
********************
googling...
Stoutman,
Nice projects. One observation though for what it's worth, I couldn't
help but notice the first step stool in your pictures shows that the
grain of the legs is running horizontilly. This isn't generally a good
idea due to possible splitting of the grain could potentially cause a
fall. (if someone were stepping up oor standing on it.
Something I learned way back in shop class and I didn't heed till I
learned the hard way.
DJ Derringer
Stoutman wrote:
> I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
> bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :) Should last
> a few years I hope.
>
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
>
> Stoutman
> ---
> www.garagewoodworks.com
>
> Also Posted on pictures.woodworking
"Stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
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>I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
>bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :) Should
>last a few years I hope.
>
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
>
> Stoutman
> ---
> www.garagewoodworks.com
>
> Also Posted on pictures.woodworking
That's really nice. Was a time nice pieces like that were treasured for
generations, hope that can be the case for you.
It's obvious a lot of hard work has gone into your projects. Hope you
get the dovetailer, but it was ingenuous how you got around it, drawers
look nice and joints look neat and sturdy.
>
>
>
"Stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
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>
>> I like that! Quite a bit, in fact.
>
> Thank you!
>
>>
>> Make 800 of them. Every Montessori mom in your area will be happy to
>> plop $ 175.00 for one of those.
>>
>
> Not a bad idea. I have thought about looking into selling on ebay, but I
> have yet to try it.
>
>
I have made several for customers and pricing them in the furniture stores
have found none under $199.00. Shocking IMHO. The stool usually sets
beside a bed, dresser, night stand combo for about $299.00 LOL
Made in China no doubt. It illustrates what kind of markup is on other
Chinese stuff that American companies are selling. The average factory
worker in China is making less than $2.00 a day. How many stools can he make
in a day?
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >
> > I have made several for customers and pricing them in the furniture
stores
> > have found none under $199.00. Shocking IMHO. The stool usually sets
> > beside a bed, dresser, night stand combo for about $299.00 LOL
>
>
> How about $5.88 on sale
>
http://ads.millstores.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200083&loc=33104&fsi=5981&version=v1&facing=true&pagenum=3
>
> Slide your mouse over it to see a larger view. How can they sell them
that
> cheap?
>
>
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> I have made several for customers and pricing them in the furniture stores
> have found none under $199.00. Shocking IMHO. The stool usually sets
> beside a bed, dresser, night stand combo for about $299.00 LOL
How about $5.88 on sale
http://ads.millstores.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200083&loc=33104&fsi=5981&version=v1&facing=true&pagenum=3
Slide your mouse over it to see a larger view. How can they sell them that
cheap?
"bf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Stoutman wrote:
>> I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
>> bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :) Should
>> last
>> a few years I hope.
>>
>> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
>>
>
> Nice stool.. but I wanted to ask you where you got the safety closure
> thing on your toy boxes. (The braces that prevent the lids from
> slamming down).
>
Thank you.
I ordered the lid support from Rockler.com. Part number: 39419
Here is a link:
http://tinyurl.com/f7pfr
> Stoutman,
>
> Nice projects. One observation though for what it's worth, I couldn't
> help but notice the first step stool in your pictures shows that the
> grain of the legs is running horizontilly. This isn't generally a good
> idea due to possible splitting of the grain could potentially cause a
> fall. (if someone were stepping up oor standing on it.
>
> Something I learned way back in shop class and I didn't heed till I
> learned the hard way.
>
> DJ Derringer
>
Yep. That was definitely a design flaw. I no longer make them with the
grain running that way. It was one of my earliest projects.
Thank you.
How can they sell that cheap? Thats easy, have you looked at the size
of that step stool. It is virtually sized as a 12 in by 12 in cube, and
made out of cheap common pine. That is a toy, not a step stool. Probably
lazor cut out too. Virtually no hand labor other than putting on the
mailing sticker.
Zap
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>>I have made several for customers and pricing them in the furniture stores
>>have found none under $199.00. Shocking IMHO. The stool usually sets
>>beside a bed, dresser, night stand combo for about $299.00 LOL
>
>
>
> How about $5.88 on sale
> http://ads.millstores.com/FSI/Page.aspx?advid=200083&loc=33104&fsi=5981&version=v1&facing=true&pagenum=3
>
> Slide your mouse over it to see a larger view. How can they sell them that
> cheap?
>
>
Stoutman (in [email protected]) said:
| I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
| bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :)
| Should last a few years I hope.
|
| http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
Terrific design - beautiful wood. He'll probably want it for his kids
someday...
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
"Stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
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>I made a step stool from scrap cherry for my kid so he can reach the
>bathroom sink! Only one major flaw, but it's in the back! :) Should last
>a few years I hope.
>
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/projectspage2.htm
>
> Stoutman
> ---
> www.garagewoodworks.com
>
> Also Posted on pictures.woodworking
Very nice sir, Now sell some of them.
> That's really nice. Was a time nice pieces like that were treasured for
> generations, hope that can be the case for you.
Thank you.
> It's obvious a lot of hard work has gone into your projects. Hope you get
> the dovetailer, but it was ingenuous how you got around it, drawers look
> nice and joints look neat and sturdy.
>
I woul love to buy the Leigh D1600 jig one day. I have been using the
reinforced rabbett joint that I picked up from Swingman from this NG a few
years ago.
>
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