<![CDATA[Do it yourself Seiza stool]]>For the do-it-yourselfer readers of the forum, here's a little design I made for a folding seiza stool. I adapted a design I found online, which had legs on the outside, which folded to the center. This design has legs on the inside that fold out.

Ingredients:
One 34" plank of nominal 1 by 8 inch plank (really 3/4" by 7 1/4") available from your local hardware store.
Two 3" hinges
One 6" section of 1.5" by 1.5" wood (or something similar) for the center piece
Twelve 0.5" number 8 screws (based on hinges with 3 holes per side)
Two 1.75" number 8 screws (for attaching the center piece of wood. If you use a different size for this, vary the length of these screws appropriately)

Mark off and saw as in the drawing. The 20" section becomes the seat, and the two angled pieces become the legs.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8138/seizaboard.jpg

Sand the corners off the seat plank
Sand the square ends of the legs as needed to fit flush against the underside of the seat
Sand, route, or chisel small mortises into the underside of the plank and the the square ends of the legs, to provide clearance for the hinges
Drill pilot holes for your screws, and assemble.

Here are pictures of my unfinished, assembled prototype. It works great! 😀

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]]>https://thelema.org/forum/topic/15797/do-it-yourself-seiza-stoolRSS for NodeWed, 15 Jul 2026 06:44:01 GMTMon, 03 Jan 2011 19:14:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:01:35 GMT]]>Thanks Kraven and Atlantis. 😄

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81575https://thelema.org/forum/post/81575Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:01:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:34:32 GMT]]>Great stuff!

I have been thinking of making something a bit different, with backsupport for workings that stretch over a period of days.

Use it well! Great that you wanted to share your invention 😃

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81573https://thelema.org/forum/post/81573Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:09:58 GMT]]>Ah, this is awesome! I want to make one now. Nice work!

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81338https://thelema.org/forum/post/81338Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:19:27 GMT]]>Thanks! 😀

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81251https://thelema.org/forum/post/81251Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:19:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:10:05 GMT]]>Thanks.

I've been doing a lot of hindu squats, hiking, and bicycling, so my legs kind of muscle-bound at the moment, which has made sitting in seiza or dragon pose a little uncomfortable.

They're pretty simple and handy, and you can find lots of different models online for about $50-100 (you can search amazon for "Seiza bench").

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81227https://thelema.org/forum/post/81227Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:10:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do it yourself Seiza stool on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:53:01 GMT]]>Hmm... Wery, wery, interestinggg...

Thanks. I've never seen one of these before.

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/81225https://thelema.org/forum/post/81225Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:53:01 GMT