HAVE SOME SCRAP WOOD? MAKE THIS DIY SHAKER STEP STOOL

We built this little stool using just a few common tools and some scrap wood. For accurate crosscuts, we recommend using a miter saw. For the notch, a table saw is the better choice.

- JOE TRUINI

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

However, if you cut carefully, you can make both types of cuts with a circular saw, particularly if you guide it along a straightedge clamped to the workpiece. We used 1 x 12-inch pine (actual % x 11%-inch) and old stair treads to build the stool. If you opt not to use stair treads, you can swap in red-oak lumber, but you'll have to use a router and bullnose bit to achieve the rounded edge on each tread.

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