In this video, learn how to build a step stool.
Steps:
1. Use a jigsaw to cut 1x12 oak into a square top and criss-cross legs.
2. Make notches in the legs so they can slot together.
3. Sand down the sharp edges and corners on the top.
4. Drill pilot holes through the top and on the legs.
5. Screw the top to the legs; fill the screw holes with putty and sand it when it's dry.
6. Paint the stool.
7. Nail plastic feet on the bottom corners of the legs.
8. Mark off a grid of 8 squares by 8 squares.
9. Cut nonskid tape to fit the squares and stick it to every other square to make the checkerboard pattern.
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