At the age of 10, I was taught to build this step stool by my 85-year-old neighbor. That was 51 years ago, and no matter where on this stool I stand, even near the edge, it will not tip. The key is how the legs splay from the corners at about a 30° angle.
—John Lockwood, Clarksburg, NY
Edited and illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #258