Making a Step Stool? Watch This!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- I show how to make a shaker inspired step stool out of pine using mostly basic woodworking hand tools. This build features traditional hand tool woodworking techniques and joinery.
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**TOOLS USED**
My hand plane - amzn.to/3PO9GeC
My Block plane - amzn.to/3oMLayx
Dovetail saw - amzn.to/3655jqX
Coping Saw- amzn.to/3pECvOh
Marking knife - amzn.to/3sOl3Im
Starrett combination square - amzn.to/3iL4bxO
Thorex mallet - amzn.to/2Y2MFeV
Combination marking/mortise gauge - amzn.to/2Y2BfYB
Stanley benchtop tape measure - amzn.to/3o5wecl
Dividers - amzn.to/3w8Xr2H
Combination oil stone - amzn.to/397qXfW
Translucent Arkansas stone - amzn.to/3vIUyWk
square awl - amzn.to/3q8UjAT
GOOD pencil sharpener - amzn.to/3pB0cY1
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Liquid Hide Glue (old brown glue) - amzn.to/3a8tzut
Green Honing Compound - amzn.to/3cQNBtM
Pencils - amzn.to/3irJR6f
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Tried and True Varnish Oil (linseed oil+ resin) - amzn.to/3g56D2n
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No sanders, routers and planers. No noise, no dust... Love it
This is a pretty solid little workbench. While once you figure out how it comes together, it is physically Easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh by yourself. But the diagrams explaining the steps are really pretty bad. I could not get the handle pins in all the way despite multiple attempts, so I just used a screw I had on hand for the 2nd handle. I could not get the first pin in further or pull it back out. You are supposed to hammer it in, but I had no leverage and the handle is plastic and I did not want to risk breaking it. I will get a lot of use out of the bench because of the convenient size and height. It does fold up nicely for storage. They even explain how to fold it so you don't get pinched...that is important!
I am a retired engineer and in the past couple of years have been building keepsake jewelry books and tool totes for the grandkids. I work in my basement in the winter and use hand tools only. I appreciate your vids and do like the narration style and great editing you do. I like the way you assume your audience, more or less, knows what their doing and are concise. ie: bevel up then bevel down without any more detail. Getting this build in one video is perfect speed for me.
Awesome thank you and I appreciate the feedback!
What a joy it is to hear your planes go. Makes me wanna go out and sharpen mine right away.
Thanks!!
I’ve just got back in the shop after quite a while. I’ve been using most of my power tools but since seeing these videos I’m going to use hand tools as much as I possibly can on the projects I do.
Thanks
Make something simple with passion was great
I like the curves across the front cross-bars. It's a subtle enhancement.
I just love those dovetail joints
Thanks Tahir!!
A pleasure to watch your style. Thank you.
Your planes are so dialed in. Magic.
I like 'em sharp!
I am green with wood, but want to do all of it. Love love ❤️ that you use hand tools.
So clean. So OCD. You are by far my fav to watch. Keep on keepin on!
Great projects. Well produced. The maker is far more important than the equipment. Thanks.
paul sellers will be proud of you :)
Thanks man!
Poetry in Motion. Following u for a while and i see u as a younger Paul Sellers. Appreciate the no product pushing approach u have. No plans availble for this on ur site. Will be happy to part with a few $$$ if the plan is posted.
Nice saw action
It looks great!
Aah the liberating feeling of woodworking with your hands, putting your energy, creativity and craftsmanship directly into the project. Beautiful work!
Yes!
Enjoyed this video. Really nice work!
You do an excellent job showcasing the really crisp, precise work that only sharp hand tools are capable of. Save the machines for the brute work. Great project and awesome video.
Right on! I agree and thank you!
The tip on the vice line was so simple yet so genius
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@@FranksWorkbench from a relatively green hand tool woodworker, thanks for including bits like that!
Glad it helped! I've never seen it done by anyone else, and find it to be a great aide!
Going to make this for my dog to get up on the bed or sofa! Great job! Thanks!
Nice! Glad u enjoyed it!
great build. it is looks so easy when you know what are you doing.
You are like a professional athlete. Great hand eye coordination! Also, your design and sense of proportion are top notch. Thank you
thank you!!
Nice job, will be making one for my niece.
Awesome and great idea. My kids use the same step stool for brushing their teeth
Awesome stool and fine craftsmanship!
thank you!
Beautiful but hard for me to do it I'm just starting in carpentry. 😮 Hi from Colombia
I can see those tools are crazy sharp, very nice, great work!
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Nice work Frank. Ya gotta love the joy and journey of woodworking!!
Yes sir!!!
Wow, excellent piece, so simple, but so clean, your dovetails are always super clean and tight. Enjoy watching/listening to your tools as they work, the epitome of sharp. Think I'll give this one a go down the road, once I've practiced dovetails a bit.
Thank you!!
Love this project, need something to do anyway, and have pine sitting around. Think the wife would like this with some milk paint, she will probably set plants on it on patio. Frank your videos are so good, I have been telling people about you at every opportunity. Hope you get lots of hits and subscribers. Take care and keep them coming.
That's perfect! I have a painted one my kids use to reach the sink and brush their teeth. Thanks Jim! And you got it, I've got a bunch of awesome builds planned!
A really great video showing what can be done with handtools and experience. What type of clamp do you have at the far end of the bench?
I also like to work with hand tools. Great work… btw, I have the same Gramercy bow saw that we can see in your video… 👍
Incredible craftsmanship and those planes look hella sharp, nice job, imma try and do something like this for my mom, thanks for the video man, keep it up
Thank you!
Great work.
Thanks!
So sick! Great job dude!
Thanks man!
All that joinery I'm a little disappointed you didn't do anything to connect the 2 steps, maybe butterfly keys. Came out beautiful.
Wow , nice work 👌, I need to practice a lot as a beginner 🙄
Thank you!
I wish you would make a video about how to make a shooting board
Writing that down thanks bro!
I have been wood working for 50 years and my dad showed me a trick in cutting wood with a saw, if it get stuck, he used a bit of vasaline on the saw
Are you self taught?
Love your work man!
Frank, thank you for the time and effort you invest here, it's really appreciated.
Do you have any issues controlling rust on your tools? I'm setting up shop in my garage also, just wondering if that's been an issue for you.
I appreciate the comment Darren. I used to have a rust issue when I lived in San Antonio. I kept a t-shirt cut off rag in a Ziploc bag that was soaked in 3 in 1 oil that I would pass over my planes and chisels after working, especially if I would be out of the shop for week or more.
I’m what they call a natural woodworker- I use termite’s, beavers and such for my tools😬
hahaha :)
This is a real joinery product! But, the cut from below was superfluous. Now, the load on the glue seam will increase many times.
Thanks bro! If the weight wouldn't split the wood then it shouldn't split the glue line.
Maybe. Time will tell. Good luck to you!
True, time will tell. A water resistant glue would have at least been a good idea on the edge joint
NIce build! But I was wondering if the vertical grain on the sides/"legs" wouldn't make it prone to splitting due to weight, especially since the bottom is relieved in the middle?
Thank you. I don't believe it will, the core design for a shaker two stepper is very old time tested design. I consider a good edge glue joint to make a two pieces of wood into a single piece. Some people use biscuits or dowels with edge joints but it is really for alignment rather than added strength.
Hallo Frank. Thanks for the videos, they are really high quality! I have noticed that you often switch between a gents saw and a pistolgrip back saw, when cutting your dovetail. Can you explain why? ☺️
just like them both! :)
Have you noticed any flex in the inset vice you use? Rob Cosman always uses a sacrificial piece of scrap between the work and his Bench.
not complaints with the inset vise at all! might try to protect the new bench for a bit!
Hi I am looking for good cheap and small hand saw and not the japanese saw can you pass me the link from where you got them please
Thank you for the rythym, dust, and shavings. Great work. Can you tell us about your rip and crosscut panel saws? What manufacturer do you recommend?
I like 22" long panel saws. ~4.5 TPI for rip and 10 TPI for crosscut. I personally won't buy vintage anymore, last three purchases have not been positive, but this can be the best deal. Not sure I can give a great recommendation yet on a new maker, still doing the testing on this. The boutique saws makers are I'm sure very good but just way too expensive for what it is, IMO.. If I was buying new today it would be either lynx (if wanting a flat toothline) or Dorchester (same saw but a "breasted" toothline) with the walnut handle
@@FranksWorkbench Thank you, sir. I think I'll look into the lynx saws.
Frank nice project clean, crisp and great joints. Just curious about the machines for initial processing, was the decision to save time, for a specific project or do you have a good source for rough lumber. I ask because I am wrestling through this decision, I am starting to have some joint issues and wonder if the machines for processing wouldn't prolong the years I can enjoy this great hobby. But, I am glad if worked through the first 10 years without the machines. I wouldn't know half of what I do now about sharpening, wood grain and how to flatten, remove twist etc etc.
Hi Kevin, the decision was to cut down on stock prep time and spend more time with joinery, trying new things, larger projects, and to increase my efficiency without sacrificing craftsmanship.
I’ve seen some people use push stroke and some pull for the coping saw. Is there a difference? Just preference?
not sure ive always used in on the pull but dont really know why LOL!
Would you recommend 4/4 lumber for this, I’m not sure the length and width you used. Thanks
Yes 4/4 is perfect.
Going by memory I think 13" total height (~6.5" per step is about right)
Nice work Brotha. Now you can reach all the high up stuff without stacking kids on your shoulders.
Haha that's right!
I think in an other life you could have been a brain surgeon. Haven't clue what you were making, but very relaxing watching it, (maybe my few beers helped). Are the puffs after each cut, to invoke the good Angels? Like how you used your thumb to guide your cut and the careful start to a cut. All the technical terms are meaningless to me, but that is not important now. What did people use before glue was used?
If the tool does not have a battery and motor I can't do anything.
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Free plan? 404 file not found. $5.00 plan still available.
You are the first person to alert me this, i just trimmed that off the video. At the time I was posting all plans for free. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, email me I'll be happy to send you the plans at no charge
0:30 and you can see the product placement that I “wasn’t” paid to mention
This is not for beginners…