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CoolingGiant In reply to snazzie-designz [2016-04-04 06:01:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'm sure there are better ways to do it, but I turn the stool upside down, mark one of the legs with the desired height and run a string line to the leg on the diagonal and use a string line level to get the right height I then do the same to the other legs. The string gives the exact line of where the legs should be cut. 

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snazzie-designz In reply to CoolingGiant [2016-04-06 01:32:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for that. That's brilliant. I've never heard of a string line level before and that really helps me a lot because I'm making a three legged stool at the moment and I've almost cut the legs to stumps trying to get them level!!!!

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CoolingGiant In reply to snazzie-designz [2016-04-06 05:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully it wasn't meant to be a Bar Stool . A String Line Level is mainly used in Masonry & Landscape work. You run your string line across uneven ground and set your level on it to get the correct height for your foundation, but I like to use it for other things as well. Hope your project turns out well for you.   

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snazzie-designz In reply to CoolingGiant [2016-04-06 15:36:46 +0000 UTC]

It started off as a bar stool, and now it's a leprechaun stool!!! No actually I'm going to use it as a little coffee table so it's supposed to be quite low anyway.


Oh very interesting. I remember seeing a documentary on how Renaissance masons built an even and perfect dome, and they had it marked out with a star shape in string. I thought it was just to make sure the circular shape of the dome was maintained, but I think it was probably used just as you've described to keep all sides level as well. Thanks so much for that most useful information.

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