How to Make a Plywood Stool

A plywood stool is a quick and easy way to give access to the higher places in your home. Though stools can be built in a wide range of complexities regarding detail, wood and shape, a basic plywood stool only utilizes a few pieces of wood and can be completed using just some simple steps and tools. Though any woods can be used to make this stool, and hardwoods are especially attractive and durable for this purpose, a plywood stool provides an inexpensive alternative and is strong enough to provide years of reliable service in a kitchen or shop environment.

Top board - 1/2 inch by 1 foot by 2 feet
2 side boards - 1/2 inch by 1 foot by 1 foot
Drill
Drill bits
2-inch wood screws
2 front/rear boards - 1/2 inch by 8 inches by 12 feet

Instructions

- 1
  Stand the side boards up on their edges and position the top board over them evenly. Push the side boards to the sides of the top board as far as they will go so that their outside edges are flush with the outside edges of the top board.
- 2
  Predrill four evenly spaced holes down through the top board and into the center of each side board. Attach the top board to the two side boards with wood screws.
- 3
  Turn the stool over on its side and position the front board on top of the stool so that its top edge is flush with the top edge of the top board, and its side edges are flush with the outside edges of the side board. Position it so that there are 4 1/2 inches of open space at the bottom of the stool, which will serve as an easy place to pick up the stool; this will also give the impression that the side boards are the legs of the stool.
- 4
  Predrill three evenly spaced holes through the front board and into the center of each side board and the top board, for nine holes in all. Attach the front board to the stool with wood screws. Repeat the process to attach the rear board.

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