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How to Build Stilts
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. 12 feet of 1½-inch diameter pine handrail
(round on one side, flat on the other)
2. 3 feet of 1x8 poplar
3. Wood glue
4. 3d nails
5. 2-inch deck screws6. 1¼-inch deck screws
7. Four ¼ x 3½-inch carriage bolts
with fender washers, lock washers and wingnuts
8. 120-grit sandpaper
9. One pair of 1½-inch rubber feet (sometimes used for furniture or canes) -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Circular saw or jigsaw
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Hammer
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Drill/driver fitted with #6 countersink bit and 5/16-inch drill bit
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Random-orbit sander
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Tape measure
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Straightedge
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10. Master the stilts
To use the stilts, place the poles behind your shoulders and step onto the treads. Make sure there's an adults around the first time kids try this. With a little practice, you'll be walking tall in no time!
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