Shop Stool
Early in 2020's COVID-19 work-from-home period, I was assembling small partsĀ in a space I had set up in my apartment. Unfortunately, I had no chair that put me at a comfortable height to work at my table all day, and I found that different tasks were best done from different seating heights. I needed a sturdy seat with a quick, precise, and secure adjustment system, so I designed this wedge-based mechanism and a simple stool that utilized it and could be constructed with the resources I had on hand. I laid out my closet as a shop space, learned some hand tool technique, and built the piece in a few days.
Made from 2x4s and white oak
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/70a6e1d6ab39b7070975208a57eb744e/0b9c1c85-07ae-45d2-887d-4c5988831a6a_rw_1200.gif?h=bcf9507ca009938ae1dd91d0ca873d8c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/70a6e1d6ab39b7070975208a57eb744e/ba310565-cc61-4929-91a3-797f04d45abb_rw_3840.jpg?h=b547ca1d600eeff203e142df7ec0d9c6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/70a6e1d6ab39b7070975208a57eb744e/a20c3ae4-45da-4d1d-b10c-00c54ba9b7d8_rw_3840.jpg?h=010c25eb8e318e1bc7f0b85d26d33f45)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/70a6e1d6ab39b7070975208a57eb744e/53beab85-2047-4c14-94e4-d48a6a87f67b_rw_1920.jpg?h=d5bbc28e0b981c0510b396aa4f93e9cf)