Stowaway stool (how-to) build
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- This stool was designed for outside use. Its four-legged frame is sturdy on the gravel or in the grass. It has also been a great way to reduce clutter in our greenhouse. IF YOU BUILD THIS: send me a link to a picture of it, and I will feature it in a future video on my second channel. WOOD GLUE: use it if you want, but it will add little to the structure in this case. The only places on this project where there are suitable bonding sites are places that are already strong enough. I used it only on the square frame of the lid this time, and no glue was used in the original.
You will probably notice that this is a bit more novice-oriented than most of my videos. I wanted to mix it up a bit stylistically, but it has made the film quite long. In fact, the folder for this project is around 20 GB, and contains some three-hundred files. The MP4 itself (the finished product that was sent to UA-cam) was 1.10 GB. This may be the biggest one I have produced yet, so there were quite a few technical hurdles. I hope that you enjoy the videography.
The video was an attempt to replace the conventional blueprint method for assisted construction. A plan is simply unnecessary here, because the video can be used as a companion for constructing the stool; everything that you need to build this is in here. You are, of course, free to use, modify, and distribute this idea as you see fit. However, if you make a blueprint of this design, you are stealing my property and violating the entire purpose of this video. I don't expect all of you to listen, though. I know that many of you are motivated more by your greed and ambitions than by your ethical development. So I expect to lose this design in a sense, and that's okay. It's not as though it will be a great loss: First of all, I came up with this design while I was drunk, and the entire thing took less than an hour to both conceptualize and to construct the prototype, even while drinking. Secondly, I am presenting this mostly to those who will find it useful, and not to the plan vultures; the video will get far more traffic, and be far more user-friendly, than any of those blueprint distribution scams will. But the design does have a bit of a miraculous history if you think about it: Usually, you just wake up with a headache and ask, "my goodness, what have I done?" This was a case of waking up and finding something that was actually decent for once, so it was more like, "my goodness, what have I made? That's cool!"
This video is a fine example of how to do videos.
The step-by-step flow is expertly done.
Frank
18+ minutes of great video, well worth watching. Neat project, cool intro and that model was a nice touch :)
Very well made tutorial and video!
But John, reading about a model and a nice touch, I really thought of something different.
John Heisz It was 18 minutes? Time flies...
Thank you guys for well over 4,000 views in the first day! Also, 347 likes before the first dislike!
347 to one: forever alone.
pocket83 ...and still going strong on being forever alone :)
pocket83 I got a dislike within the first three likes. I think someone really hates me. Lol
***** Ha! Yeah, I did have a few for a bit that absolutely hated me. Those types are clearly deranged: even after banning, they will still send emails and quickly leave dislikes. I am not surprised, given how I respond to commenters, but you seem nice enough. Maybe it was that politically-infused video you did not too long ago; if those Tories of yours are anything like the "Tea Party" is here, they are riddled with angry irrationality that provides the ideal basis for a personality trivial enough to administer vengeance dislikes. lol.
Lol, I'm just trying to follow the British tradition of perpetually modelling myself on the Beatles. I already have a bad haircut, and next week I'll juts start making yoga videos. I might have also embarrassed a few people with my Miscellaneous Questions, into not commenting, which I should follow up...
pocket83 I miss you like this. Gracefull and interactive with happy viewers.
Just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for all the videos. I have learned so much and enjoy their pace and step by step in a lot of your videos. Even 3 years later :)
Thanks, I've made two of these as birthday gifts for my wife and my sister. They were well received and I am sure will be enjoyed for many years.
+C Goss Great! Was there any confusion about the building process? I mean, since there wasn't a plan.
+pocket83² The video was easy to follow. The only change I made was to use 1 1/2" stock for the cover. I was too lazy to modify all those screws.
I dont know what it is about these videos they just make me so happy
Cedar is also great for keeping bugs away. I really like the little model you made. Always a great way to hashing out an idea.
Savvas Papasavva I feel like he has a box of all of the little models or examples that he makes for the video😂
Hey pocket83, I made one yesterday with some scraps from my fence build. Thank you very much for this and all your videos (both channels). This was a fun build, still need to sand it then perhaps stain it.
+Josh Moss Thanks for letting me know. I hope you enjoy it.
Just found your channel and subscribed. Building my fiancé a bunch of herb planters for her lanai and this wee stool will be perfect as a 'bonus'. I'm studding it here and there with dowel pegs inserted at an angle so she/we can hang gardening tools from it while using it. Cheers
Holy Crap Brother!! Well DONE!! A full size version and a miniature!! Are you kidding me!!?? I have been scouring the web and YT for a stool with storage. This is going to the top of the project list. I don't have a green house (black thumb), so it will be a shop project. Thanks for sharing!
ABSOLUTLY AMAZING, your attention to detail and the step by step approach is fantastic! even the great time and detail of making the small model is great, my wife wants to try one of her first wood working projects and this is the video I am giving her to use as a great tool! thank you sooo much.
deadlydragon72 I'm flattered that you find it so helpful! Best of luck on it. She can totally make this.
I built one of these for my wife today. The way you presented your build was fantastic! Just enough explanation without hand holding like other build videos can be on other channels. Great job!
WCG Great! Were there any confusing parts, or places that I wasn't clear? I tried to make the video so that a plan would be useless. Oh, send me a link to a pic of it if you want me to mention it later.
pocket83 I thought things were pretty clear. Here is a link to the one I made: imgur.com/pD5PPFv I made the slats narrower and thinner. I'll see how it holds up. I made 90% of another one yesterday but ran out of stock for the lid slats.
pocket83 I completed the second stool yesterday. Went with the wider boards. I finished it with teak oil. Here is a picture: imgur.com/X7VUGcu
WCG That looks good. I did mine with teak oil, also. I should have mentioned that, because it makes the cedar look so great. Thanks for the pics- I will definitely mention it in a video on my other channel. Hopefully I'll get some more people who do it first.
Nice piece of work and great idea! Just wanted to say that i did a swing project for a friend and told him to use even the sawdust i saved for his garden and that works wonders keeping the bugs out!
Awesome video! I will definitely be doing this in the not to distant future. The "you got time to lean you got time to clean" bit was a nice subtle touch lol.
Thank you "Pocket83" for making this instructive video. I have got needed information to make the stool using small woods.
Wow, now I know how I can use the old wooden floor my mom will rip off her house.
Very nice tips!
Great build. I think this is the best presentation I've seen in a woodworking video.
Great design, presentation, and simplicity. I just finished making a garden / park bench and a couple of end tables from Cedar railing that was removed from an elevated covered patio. The tables looked amazingly similar to your garden bench. Sorry I don't have a photo posted I can direct you to. Thanks for posting your video.
You make the most hypnotizing videos. Really well done. Excellent video editing.
Used this tutorial to build the stool, and used cedar like you recommended. I have to say, I love this thing. Simple, strong, lightweight, and incredibly useful. Great design, keep up the great work. I have been a fan of your UA-cam channel for a long time.
I've been a fan ever since Peter Brown mentioned you in one of his videos. I'm glad you're back and the quality with the new equipment is amazing. Outstanding work!
Man I just love sitting and relaxing watching your videos they have a right good calming effect. Love the puzzles
Great tip for cutting widest and working narrower.
What a wonderfully produced video! Absolutely top notch. Thank you!
Yet again, you nail it with a fantastic video! As a 30-year graduate-level professor and 25-year woodworker I have a couple of things to say. Of course, this would be a simplistic project for me. That's not a reflection on you, however. I wish I'd learned woodworking 25 years ago the way you teach it in this video. I would have made many fewer mistakes. Which leads me to my second point. Obviously, I don't know what you do for a living, but if you're not teaching in some capacity, it's a shame. You have a real knack for teaching conceptually, which is how I've taught all these years. Bravo and I look forward to your next video! PS.- I love the subliminals. The "Plane God" in your carpenter's anvil vid is the best!
beauxtx1959 I really appreciate your comment. Many of my videos have an intermediate feel to them, because I have typically started by making the assumption that you (the viewer) have an understanding of certain foundational principles. I've always considered this to be fair, because the viewer can research any topic that they feel unclear of, and I do not wish to insult or to talk down. That being said, I've really felt the recent demographic shift that has resulted from some of my more... well, unconventional content. Many of these people don't have a foundational skillset, and I think that we really need to return our young people to making "real" things, productively speaking. As I expect that you have no doubt already experienced during your professorship, that "knack" is a developed skill; I wasn't such a clear presenter when I first started. Anyhow, I truly, truly appreciate that you've noticed my target: the concept. The more I come to understand about the nature of human cognition, the more it seems to me that most of what we use as learning instrument is just packaging that can be dispensed with, whether we want it to be or not. You sure do have your work cut out for you.
This would probably have been a good basic design for the crate I made to keep records in, but of course I built mine ass backwards. Thanks for the ideas for possible future crates when my collection expands.
Thanks for your videos. I have just found your channel and I enjoy the way you present each step in a clear and easy to understand way. You also have a good voice for the video and that makes for easy listening.
Very nice build! I might let my self be inspired by it to use some scrap I have. Also love the suggestion to use it upside down as a "coffee table" or "night stand" (no clue what I should call such an implement in the garden)
Very inspiring. Might do one for the vacation. I was missing a good way to carry it though, without flipping it over and emptying all that is inside.
The storage unit is beautiful. Thank you.
I really enjoy your videos. This one was really good as it fit with my skill level. A lot of good tips in this one as well. I made 2 of them for the front porch. Once I had a saw set up, I cut all of that size that was needed for both. I used ceder fence boards which were 9" by 1\2" and 6 ft tall. I bought 10 at Home Depot. I used 1 3\4" exterior screws on the lid, so I didn't have to sand them down. I had to use my fingers AND toes for the math to get the dimensions for the 6 slats of the lid and have the 3\16 between each with 1\8 on the outside. (HA, HA). I used 7 1\2 boards. With a total of at least 1 used because of not measuring or thinking correctly. I took pictures but don't know how to upload then to you.
Great. I hope you get years of use and enjoyment from them ;)
this is the first of your videos I have watched, I will subscribed. I really like the little model you did.
Tremendously well done, your craftsmanship has always been impressive
super cool, I'm totally adding this to my must build UA-cam folder. thanks for the fantastic video.
GREAT video. 11:53 Good tip for centering a rip cut.
Thanks for the build.
I have been building things for years and therefore could knock up a stool such as this from your thumbnail photo. However I watched all of your video and thoroughly enjoyed it for the simple method and your narration. Fantastic work. If I hadn’t subbed you already you would get a sub, so a like it is. Thanks.
One of my favoriete at work .
You make me think again .
About the simple solutions to a problem.
Thx mario
Watching this and some of your other videos for the umpteenth time and still enjoy and learn from them. Keep them coming.
Excellent production. Information was presented clearly and succinctly. Keep up the good work and hope to view more of your videos in the future.
at first i wasnt so sure about your new style with less sassy-ness but i have to say its great!! I love both styles of video editing now and this was a pretty good one. You also taught me some things that i already do but dont know why i need to do them. This is also one thing i could easily build. I like how simple it is.
Jared S Hey, I still have sassy-ness! And I'd bet you're talking about pilot holes, aren't you? I tried to get away with it when I was younger (not using pilot holes). I eventually learned my lesson ;)
Thanks.
pocket83 It was pilot holes. I know you still have sassy-ness. Honestly that is why i love watching your videos because of the humor in them.
You, sir, are a very good teacher!
my favorite carpenter is back at it!
I really, *really* enjoyed this video. I'm not sure if it was the overall editing style, the abundance of hidden and obvious tips or your drunk genius behind the simplicity of the design that was more aesthetically pleasing (to me, that is). Anyhoo, color me envious for the cedar. I'm thinking of trying out bamboo flooring for this one.
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to document the process.
I liked this so much I copied it and built mine with scrap lumber. Wife liked it so much I applied black walnut stain and a few coats of shellac. I changed a little by making a shelf on the bottom. Wife loves it.
Sweet stool im going to build it to. Thanks pocket. Your the best.
felicitaciones por el trabajo y la clara manera de explicar su construcciones, gracias jorge de argentina
Great idea. Love the simplicity of it. And I'll bet they're an easy sell as well.
Not long enough! I want to see you make 10 of these. Mmmm... maybe I could watch the video 10 times? I'm a genius.
That was so efficiently explained even I could make one of these but I'll have to wait until after I run off these blueprints.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
I certainly enjoyed watching and listening to your tutorial. Good job !
What's up Wayne Thank you. And thanks for the mention in your oval box video.
Definitely going to build one of these, it will be great for storing things for the deck.
Great video again! Keep it up!
Henry Weese Good deal. If you send me a link to a pic of it, I'll feature it on my second channel.
I really like the way you edit your videos. Nicely done.
I loved watching this video. Beautiful plan, neat work, excellent explanation and what's more? The videography is top notch. I mean it is a pleasure to watch this video, thank you man.
I appreciate it. I worked pretty hard planning for this video as I recall. Glad that you enjoyed ;)
The sped up sound of the nail gun is so satisfying
great job, clean, it's professionalism, congratulations ... I like it so much
Every time you upload a video I'm even more happy with my decision that I subbed you. I think I might make one of these for my mom for her birthday. She loves gardening and it would be nice for her to have a seat + storage for her tools. Many thanks for sharing this and the useful tips!
Great video! That stool is really awesome, and I especially like the mini-model of it, really nice touch.
nice stool! i might have to make a couple for up at my family's fishing cabin
Beautiful stool, brilliantly presented video. Thank you. I will now subscribe.
Always a pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for the upload.
I love your format, more woodworking videos please?!
Amazing use of miniature models to show your points
Ps I was the 666th like
Love the fact that you didn't use a drop of glue.
Your videos are fantastic. You are a true artist!
17:57 I find it neat how that thin wood bumping around sounds like it larger wood just because it was slowed down. Good example of how sound frequencies work.
Great job in explaining things. I'm just started in woodworking and a UA-cam channel and so I appreciate good explanation when learning. I will subscribe to your channel looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.
This is really great... You make it look so easy man
This is really nice. Might have a go over the summer!
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
it might be a simpleish project but I enjoyed watching , many thanks
I made mine right after you uploaded, still holding up strong!
Another fantastic video Pocket, keep up the amazing work
Beautiful video, as always.
You do an outstanding job. Good skills
Great job as always. I'm new to your channel and just wanted to say thanks for doing these videos it has definitely shined a light to new path for me and others to accomplishing similar tasks. I'm especially blown away by the 3D Stars video. I'm trying hard to make these stars but can't seem to set up these cutting blocks properly on the sled. You have a beautiful mind. Godbless.
I Love all your Videos. But this is extremly nice. Thanks for that
One of my first jobs was at a galvanizing plant, and if we got stuff out of the bath with the color of your screws, we had to scrap them for being below standard. If I remember correctly, it had something to do either with the temperature of the bath being too low or water contamination. But any way, the white/matte is a sign of lower quality bond and thus faster rusting.
Very nice, if time allows I will definitely build one of those.
rchopp Great! ...except time _never_ seems to allow, so you will probably have to disobey it!
This is a great video, I don't see why people would write hate on your comments.
I'd definitely like to build one like this would be useful to sit and play guitar on it and have a place to store all my cables microphones pedals etc.
***** Thanks! That sounds like such a great idea.
by the way is the little stool for a dollhouse If you have a daughter she must be thrilled miniatures of all you make very cool
Good stuff (as always) man!
1) cool intro, I liked that
2) Cool story behind the making of the original...that would have been an entertaining video...remember to turn the cam on next time ya drunk build...safety comments are always fun to read!
3) I didn't really have anything for 3, but I like odd numbers
Ryan Brady Thanks. Oh, and here's the third comment, so it's now an odd-numbered string.
As always, pocket, great job. Making that miniature was brilliant, and makes yours stand apart from all the other build videos on here! I think the only thing I would do differently on the project would be to sink the screws a bit deeper and use plugs to match the wood. Or maybe plugs that were very different, to add a touch of contrast. Either way, great job!
Matt Johnston That would make it look better. I don't think my material would've worked though, because it was a bit thin. With 3/4" stock it could be done. One change I would make Is to add a rope handle to it on each side, but I never got around to doing it. As always, thanks ;)
The rope handle is a good idea. Especially is you're going to use it for a planter, like you briefly shot.
The process how you work is so satisfying to watch! Nice work, tho :)
This is a definite to do project for me! Love it!
Glad you like it. We love ours! The first one is around 5 or 6 years now, and it has held up great. Good luck ;)
This is an outstanding instructional video and a very cool project.
I love the tiny one :-)
Great job !
pocket83 Thanks pal, now i have to fight one more reasonable argument in favour of me not stopping drinking. Darn.
Keep on trucking, though !
You seem to have some ridiculous amount of patience my friend!
Very good your project, and easy to perform
I don't remember how I got here, but I like!
Pocket83 you are so wright about cedar nice to work and looks better with time .Makes my craftsman saw into a powermatic lol Nice work! ps got a lacquer spray can with two marbles in it today O JOY
I remember being in wood shop class during high school and one of our classmates was being careless using the table saw. He would've lost his finger, but the table saw's safety design saved him. Apparently there's a sensor that sets off once the blade comes into contact with a fleshy substance. Everyone in class stopped when they heard the loud bang. The guy didn't even realize his finger had been cut until he saw the blood dripping.
Awesome video! But I was thinking maybe you could use a round-over bit to round out the edges of the lid to make the seat a little more comfortable.
excellent build and narration pocket
like like like this I have pallet boards gonna have to Thompsons it, but am gonna make do. I made little drum tables for plants on my porch came in handy for a crayfish boil personal tables for all and for cleaning hose em down love this
One of your best.
ReportedOpacity Alright! I hope it doesn't strike people as boring. It's pretty long. But I don't like those two-parters.
well done; great design and build
hahaha it's adorable how you have a mini version
nice job it was very interesting and I had fun watching thanks for putting tine into it please make share to keep up the good work
Great project