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When I was a young lad, if you didn't meet up with your parents wishes, you might find yourself doing a lot of labour, or if the offense was bad enough, you might get a good swift kick in the behind. This kind of discipline is no longer the way of the world; now you get a "Time Out". So with this in mind, I made myself a "Time Out Stool".

In my case, I don't see this being used for it's intended use, as my grandson can do no wrong, but it will make a nice side table as can been seen in the accompanying photo. But just in case, I'll keep it around.

Constructed of wood-turned Walnut, two empty plastic 2 liter soda bottles and some aquarium sand. This stool is about 13 inches by 20 inches. Finish is Waterlox. Sand will run for 6 minutes.

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

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cool, I like it. Grandkids wouldn't.
 

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I have always been fascinated by hour glasses. This is really a terrific idea.
 

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Wow thats awsone I love it. Great idea
 

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Inspiration comes from many strange places! what a nice project and great idea :)
 

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You need a time out for thinking such a thing :))
Neat project well done
 

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Great looking project, why are grand kids so much better than our kids were, and great grandkids are always
perfect, unless it is time for their parents to change their diapers? Thank you for sharing.
 

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LOL… My kids might just need a bigger hour glass. Nice Project.
 

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Itwould be great if they had to sit and watch the sand pour.

Great job.
 

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For a nice stool like this one, I would be deliberately be bad boy.
 

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This is a cool project, good job! All the legs match, which I can't do if my life depended on it. As for your grandson doing no wrong, you might want to check with his parents. I know when I was growing up, there wasn't a sand clock big enough for the time outs I would have received. But then again, my parents didn't give me time outs, they were "old school". Still hurts to sit down.
 

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Brian,
Great Idea, and a Great Project…............Well done! Since the sand runs for 6 min, you must have used an orifice, what size is it?

Thanks for sharing
 

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Thanks for all the kind words..it was a fun project to do.

Don't look too close….. The legs are close, but they don't all match.

In answer to the question..yes there is an orifice. I used a 5/32 drill bit, but then tried and bevel to wood to that orifice. Got a little carried away and ended up with a hole of just under 1/4 inch. Too big…...smaller hole would allow the sand to run a bit longer…..for those really bad kids.. LOL
 

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Thats a real cool idea Brian & a very nice make to match, the walnut is a perfect timber for this type of project, nice & strong.
Hey brian, Hope you & yours have a happy festive season
Cheers from NZ
Pete
 

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That's a really neat table!
 

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This is a very cool project Brian. I love the shape of the spindles and the ingenuity of the hour glass bottles. I don't think your grandson would mind taking a time-out if he could sit on this stool aka end table.
 
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