I epoxied the eight half inch dowel struts before I left for Straub in the morning. Overall dimensions are 0.5 x 1 x 2 feet.

Friday afternoon I drilled and pinned the struts and legs with 1/8 inch bamboo hibachi skewers. The board is pine and the legs are 1.25 in. dowel.

Saturday morning I cut the excess bamboo pins, power and hand sanded it, and put on the first coat of gloss spar varnish.

Photo by Andrea.

After the second coat of varnish had dried.

Painted the brown racing stripes.

Ta da!

The footstool is ready to use. I tested it by standing on it.