Making Stools From 2x4

So a shorter bar stool is needed.

Making stools from 2x4. The back uses 7 pieces to assemble it all together and the picture below shows you which pieces you will need to use as well which makes it a little easier. Use a miter saw circular saw or hand saw to cut the lumber for the bar stool. And put them together with 2 1 2 pocket screws. Try to drill your pocket holes 2 3 inches away from the ends.

I ve already made a previous bar stool project but it was too tall to be used in this location. I made some years ago that were a little different from jamie s old deck wood. When the modern maker podcast put out the two 2x4 challenge i knew i wanted to try to build an entry. My friend becky at beyond the picket fence is a whiz at building small benches stools out of 2.

Step 2 drill pocket holes. It seems like it s been forever since i cleaned out the garage and tidied up my lumber storage. You will need approximately three 8 2x4s for each bar stool. The constraint of using 70 of two 2x4s was really fun and eventually led to this design.

Step 4 seal or stain. The first part of this rustic bar stool will be geared towards making the back of the stool which is pretty simple and has a basic design to it but is modern and minimalistic too. The arrows point to the direction of the pocket holes. Step 3 assemble.

It s not the most fancy stool but it only costs about 8 to make and it only takes about 20 or 30 minutes. Using your pocket hole jig drill pocket holes in the 3 pieces that make up the seat. I say approximately because you could probably get away with much less if you included the random knots commonly found in pine 2x4s. Diy 2 4 barstool tutorial step 1.