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    Avshalom Binyamin
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    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! 😀

    http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
    http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
    http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
    http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
    http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
    http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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    • A Avshalom Binyamin

      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! 😀

      http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
      http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
      http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
      http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
      http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
      http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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      Anonymous
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      Hmm... Wery, wery, interestinggg...

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

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      • A Avshalom Binyamin

        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! 😀

        http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
        http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
        http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
        http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
        http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
        http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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        Avshalom Binyamin
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        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").

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        • A Avshalom Binyamin

          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! 😀

          http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
          http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
          http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
          http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
          http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
          http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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          Avshalom Binyamin
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          Thanks! 😀

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          • A Avshalom Binyamin

            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! 😀

            http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
            http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
            http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
            http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
            http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
            http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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            Kraven
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            Ah, this is awesome! I want to make one now. Nice work!

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            • A Avshalom Binyamin

              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! 😀

              http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
              http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
              http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
              http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
              http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
              http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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              atlantis
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              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 😃

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              • A Avshalom Binyamin

                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! 😀

                http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4805/1001691z.jpg
                http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6008/1001692j.jpg
                http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3161/1001693v.jpg
                http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4757/1001694o.jpg
                http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4827/1001695s.jpg
                http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6190/1001696i.jpg

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                Avshalom Binyamin
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                Thanks Kraven and Atlantis. 😄

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