bar stool

[Pablo Vergara]

Hi all

I've been looking around for bar stools in my home town and have not found anythign  I like that isn't crazy expensive...

can anyone point me in the right direction for a site that has good plans for bar stools?

 

something simple like this

http://server1.she777.com/images/assets.davinong.com/images/entry/2011/08/15/8063/cheap-bar-stools.jpg

 

seat and back can either be wood or with some sort of padding like the pic

 

but I'm mainly curious on measurments... angles (for the back rest) etc,...

 

thanks

 

[wdwerker]

Back is usually tilted about 5 degrees . Take a notepad , tape measure and a camera and measure the nice ones you think are too expensive.

The stool in the picture is pretty simple, straight legs makes building one much easier. Can you do mortice and tenon joints for the legs to the cross rails? A Domino machine would also work. Dowels are tricky for stools cause the cross rails could get loose and rotate.

Leather upholstery isn't easy or cheap. Depending on how many stools you want to build ,materials and your time will add up quickly.

I don't know about plans, I build custom pieces for my clients.

[Eric.]

Good on ya for trying to build these yourself, but anyone who goes into a woodworking project thinking they're gonna save themselves some money - has another thing comin'.   At least in the beginning.

[Pablo Vergara]

hi, thanks for the responses

 

yeah, I can do mortisse and tenon.  ...and yes, the one in the pic is rather simply... I would jazz it up a bit.

 

and.. I don't plan on saving a ton but for the same money would be able to build something nicer with higher quality wood.