Comments on: 20- One Small Step

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:45:23 +0000

Hmm….good question. That was so long ago I don’t even remember. I can safely say it wasn’t the biggest and it wasn’t the smallest.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:55:27 +0000

I just recall from the video where you said, “at this point i would be scared to stand on it…” and that this may be pushing the limits of the dominos. im very glad to hear that it has held up well. btw, what size dominos did you use?

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:57:21 +0000

Well that’s what I built it for, lol. We have stood on it countless times. It lives in Nicole’s closet now so she can get up to the higher shelves.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:19:01 +0000

Marc,
did you ever try to stand on this stool? Im considering a domino and i feel like this would be a pretty good test of strength.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:49:40 +0000

Thanks very much Bill. That project was designed specifically to show off the capabilities of the Domino. If I were making that using conventional tools, I would probably have to re-evaluate the project. Dados or sliding dovetails might be a more appropriate joint for that application. If you have a decent doweling jig, you might be able to use dowels as well.

By: Bill McQueen

Bill McQueen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:27:06 +0000

I loved the project. VERY informative, I don’t own one Festool or will ever, great stuff but way out of my price range. I would have liked to see a alternative method with still the strength of the dowels. May just larger single dowels would work?

Thanks for you hard work (ps your wife too)

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:52:17 +0000

Stopped dadoes sound good for this project. I say go for it. And I’ll make sure Nicole sees your comment. :) Thanks man.

By: hoppeman

hoppeman — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:26:00 +0000

Nice Marc, love the stool, I know you did this for a Festool project. I would have to do a stopped dado on the sides to hold the steps. What do you think?

Amazing what you can do in 15 minutes….lol

Say hello to the better half, she adds some spice,especially the crunchy french toast….lol

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:54:49 +0000

Nothing really scientific. Just stood on it numerous times and tried to see if it felt like it was giving way. Fortunately, it was quite sturdy. The step stool was in the shop for over a year and now it gets used in Nicole’s closet. So it has held up very well.

By: Tom Moores

Tom Moores — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:56:46 +0000

I think it looked good, did you stress test it, the best part of the video for me was the whole prototype process