Step Stool
This step stool was built to be a life long heavy duty step stool, capable of supporting more weight than I could ever put on it. It was constructed with 3/4” solid Oak with angled mortice and tenon joints, finished with several coats of clear satin polyurethane.
Completed Step Stool
First step, cutting down oak boards
Laying out lines for mortices
Mortices cuts
Test fitting 10 degree tenons for the legs with scrap wood
Lots of sawdust from milling...
Base ready to assemble
Dry fitting base and checking accuracy
Bowtie mortises added to legs for a center support beam
Center support beam with 10 degree bowtie tenons
Pre-assembly pieces laid out and ready for finish sanding after drilling leg holes
Hand cutting this section out for more stability
Glue up process
Adding two more center support beams to support even more weight
Assembled, glued, and sanded, in process of top coat
Completed step stool
Completed step stool