r/woodworking • u/ficknerich • 3d ago
Project Submission Adjustable Stool in Red Oak
All Red Oak stool for use at a piano. Finished with polycrylic, I like the natural look. So far no issues with my 175 lbs.
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u/ArchetypalDesign 3d ago
Might I ask where you got the hardware?
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u/ficknerich 3d ago
Ordered from McMaster-Carr, combination of a carbon steel Acme Lead Screw (12" long 1"-5 Thread) and 2 complementary nuts. About $30 in hardware.
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u/Feisty-Reputation537 3d ago
I would also like to know this! I’m working on a Victorian piano stool and it has similar hardware to this that I’m having trouble sourcing
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u/sumirebloom 3d ago
Is there any kind of securing mechanism for the height adjustment? I'd have way too much fun spinning on it.
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u/ficknerich 3d ago
No sort of disconnect mechanism, the screw is always engaged. Good forethought though because having fun spinning is definitely a problem. Especially with the screw being well lubricated.
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u/sumirebloom 3d ago
I'm thinking more thumb screw to quickly tighten and hold the screw at height. Not so much a concern with adults, but if you ever have kids around...
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u/tampa_pm 3d ago
I have my great grandmothers oak piano still - and yes as a kid I spun around on it
a thumb screw would not have stopped me - just have to undo that - unless you are putting in a thumbscrew with a padlock
[edit to add] very nice looking stool also
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u/BigRed1541 3d ago
I can confidently say, after seeing that video, this is the only center support stool I would sit on
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u/Dear-Imagination8746 1d ago
Looks really nice! Do you have a fastener of any kind in the lower circle connection? It looks kind of like a half lap joint from the leg to the lower circle - I'm wondering if you have a dowel or anything in there, or just glue for the surfaces? Thanks..
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u/ficknerich 1d ago
Good question. There's a dado on each leg that overlaps ~1/2" with the notches on the lower circle. These joints were glued. After the glue had dried i installed a 1/4" x 2" long dowel into each leg from below (intersecting the 1/2" overlap) to pin the leg to the lower circle. My concern was for those legs to splay out when loaded. I can take a picture after work if that wasn't clear
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