Brandon D Smith
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Hello everyone. I am trying to build two bar stools with old wooden baseball bats for the legs for Father's Day. I have the bats and have started sanding them down. I plan to make the seat 15"x15" out of two layers of 3/4" plywood. The seat will be covered with materilal to look like a base.
My question is about attaching the legs. I have seen stools with both straight and angled legs, and am trying to decide if I should make the legs straight or angle them. Is there a rule of thumb? I would assume that legs are generally angled to give a wider footprint. Do I need to angle them if the seat is 15"x15" (giving a footprint of about 14"x14")?
Straight legs would definatly be easier as far as attaching the legs to the seat and the supports between the legs, but I don't want to take the easy way unless it is justified.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help.
My question is about attaching the legs. I have seen stools with both straight and angled legs, and am trying to decide if I should make the legs straight or angle them. Is there a rule of thumb? I would assume that legs are generally angled to give a wider footprint. Do I need to angle them if the seat is 15"x15" (giving a footprint of about 14"x14")?
Straight legs would definatly be easier as far as attaching the legs to the seat and the supports between the legs, but I don't want to take the easy way unless it is justified.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help.