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Thank you! Fingers crossed....

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! Reading your comment was a great start to my day.

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A tiny wooden one is. Kids love to emulate their parents who do work around the house.

Now you're talkin'! Go for it!

Have fun with that. Post a photo when you're done!

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Awesome! Have fun with the build.

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It's definitely not a traditional inlay and I pointed that out at the beginning of my YouTube video which is at the end if this Instructable. This is sometimes referred to as a "through inlay" so I went ahead and called it an inlay for lack of a better term.

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I'd be best suited for judging Workshop.

Thank you for the comment! And for the suggestion to enter the Wood contest. I already had three entries, so now I have four -- ha ha. It might take a few hours for it to get approved, but be sure to come back and vote! Thanks!

Thank you for the comment and for the vote. I really appreciate it!

Thanks! I agree that these are too large for pathway lights. One of our friends saw the photo and thought I had built an outdoor shower LOL. I don't really consider these to be path lights. I have just two of these: one on either side of our front entrance and they are an appropriate size for that. I do plan on making much smaller path lights to complement these. I have a few ideas running around in my head. I just need to find the time to actually make them. I should try to do it soon and then maybe enter the Lamps and Lighting contest.For the problem with the wiring connections, I usually just wrap the wire nuts with black electrical tape to completely seal them off. It seems to do the trick. Another thing you can try is to use wire nuts and then squeeze a bit of silicone into the ...see more »Thanks! I agree that these are too large for pathway lights. One of our friends saw the photo and thought I had built an outdoor shower LOL. I don't really consider these to be path lights. I have just two of these: one on either side of our front entrance and they are an appropriate size for that. I do plan on making much smaller path lights to complement these. I have a few ideas running around in my head. I just need to find the time to actually make them. I should try to do it soon and then maybe enter the Lamps and Lighting contest.For the problem with the wiring connections, I usually just wrap the wire nuts with black electrical tape to completely seal them off. It seems to do the trick. Another thing you can try is to use wire nuts and then squeeze a bit of silicone into the opening. That should keep all the bugs and moisture out.

Thanks, Andy!

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Thank you! We've had many people walk by the house and comment on how much they like them.

I am a proponent of solar power, but I didn't do that on this project for two reasons. First, the top panel is angled toward the house and the house would block almost all of the direct sunlight. Secondly, mounting a solar panel on top would really detract from the attractiveness of the wood. What I will probably do one day is invest in a solar array that can be place discretely out of view and then use that to power all of my outdoor lighting. One day...

Thank you. We've received a lot of nice comments from our neighbors.

Much appreciated. Thanks!

I totally agree about not needing all those tools. The first time I made this 20 years ago, I had only a table saw, a jig saw, and drill, and a router. That was all I needed to make it.

Haha! Good luck with that!

I was definitely concerned about that before/during the build, but the stools turned out to be much stronger and more rigid than I expected. The flexibility of the stool is very minimal, but helps to account for minor variations in the floor. I think the key is to keep the exposed portion of the tenons to be small.

This is definitely my favorite comment. Thanks!

I was able to make my version just by watching your video. I watched it several times and eventually figured out how I would approach it with my tools. It was definitely very informative to be able to watch you make it! I did look at your plans on L'Air du Bois, but I decided to just draw it out on paper. That gave me a chance to think about it some more. :-)

Thank you! I really enjoy explaining all the steps so that others can try building it if they are so inclined.

That's a good question. I'm about 170, so not much of a test, so I sat on it while holding two 50 pound dumbbells. With a 270 pound load it didn't budge, so it seems to be pretty capable of supporting a fairly heavy load. It should have no problem supporting a 250 pound person. I worry about giving too high of a number because I don't want to become liable for injury....haha.

Thank you for your comment. I had the same concern about sturdiness prior to building the stools. That's what drove me to use wood that was 1" thick. Even so, I was wondering if I'd have to add some kind of a cross piece or a foot rest between the legs. I had some cool designs in my head that I would use if I needed to. But after assembling the stools, I was surprised at how sturdy they are. The best part of the design - thanks to the mortise and tenon joints that hold the seat pieces together - is that it is flexible enough to adapt to any variations in the floor, so the stool never wobbles, even if the floor is uneven. I've been very happy with the result.