Step-stool #3

I occasionally make step-stools, they're useful to have and you can do experiments on design. I like Greene & Greene styling, which typically has mahogany wood with black ebony plugs and splines.

In this case, I wondered what the reverse would look like: black wood with brown wood plugs.

I think it works pretty well. The black wood is the generic Home Depot "whitewood" which seems to be Eastern Pine or Alder, but is not knotty and not SYP. It is dyed black with TransTint black dye, then over-coated with Ebony finish from General Finishes. The goal is to get it black without looking painted, I tried several other finishes but they just produced grey colors.

The brown wood for the steps is Tiger wood, as are the plugs. The plugs are covering the screws holding the sides to the inner frames (one at each step) for rigidity.