Construction Stools
Our house build had quite a few 2x12” rafter offcuts and I wanted to find a use for them. I ended up making some “construction stools”–small stools made entirely of construction offcuts. To keep the design simple, I made them 11” x 22” with a 24 degree splay.
I bored 1” mortises and cut a 2.5” tenon on each leg. The legs were initially cut to 14” so the stool would be about 12” high after leveling. I shaped them as octogons with a drawknife and shaped a tenon on the lathe. Assembly is simply knocking the legs in and wedging them. I used white glue rather than hide glue because they might sit out in the weather.
I’ve only had these stools a few months, but they’ve proven quite handy. They are lightweight and, so far, quite durable. We will see how they survive the winter.