HOW DO I MAKE A BARSTOOL 8" TALLER

If you bar is that high I don’t think your seat height is enough. 14’’ knee room it too much. With the numbers you give when to put your elbows on the bar they are going to feel like they are up to your ears. Unless you are an accomplish chair maker I’d look at buying new stools.

My bar and stools give me 10 inches of knee room height. It’s always been plenty.

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Here’s someone’s crazy way to extend legs and recycle plastic bottles at the same time :)

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Here s someone s crazy way to extend legs and recycle plastic bottles at the same time :)

- a1Jim

Another thing to think about is if you add 8-10 inches to the existing legs, will they still splay out enough to keep the stool stable at it’s new height.

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Just kidding with that photo unless you’re going for the hobo camp look :) Good point about the splay of the legs though “J”.

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How about cutting the stools’ legs below the stretchers and making a platform of sorts that is 3-4 inches thick. Whatever is pleasing to the eye. Then you can make new short legs for the remainder of the needed height. If you run the legs through say from bottom to the top of platform and the old legs vice-versa. Drill holes on the bottom and the legs would penetrate like a tenon and attach to the top panel of platform. And top down as well. That would be very strong. The platform could be something to hook your heels on. Does this make sense?

Turn all new legs, only feasible way. Unless it’s for a loved one or they have some sentimental value I’d pass and order taller stools. Someone on Facebook or Craigslist will want shorter stools :-)

+1 on new legs. But, if you insist, I might try large steel dowels. Off hand, 6-8 inches long and at least 1/2” diameter, epoxied in place. Then give them to someone I didn’t like.

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The only way to do that is to replace the legs, It might well be cheaper to buy new stools than to turn each one, one at a time. Some jobs you have to walk away from.

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No way I’d EVEN touch that job. New stools.

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I think that making new legs is the best solution. Other than that, I like your idea of a “piece” between the tops of the legs and the turn-table. That could work. The trick is in making it look like it belongs there. Maybe you could turn some short “legs” to match the existing ones and tenon them into top and bottom 3/4” plywood. Ten mount the turn-table on top. Maybe the short “legs” could splay the opposite direction. This might be as much work as making new legs.

Perhaps you could buy some turned leg basic stools, new or used, and remount the swivel tops.

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Perhaps you could buy some turned leg basic stools, new or used, and remount the swivel tops.

- bilyo

Personally, that’s the only option I would consider, getting flat top stools the right height and mounting the swivel top to those. If the color/wood is off(most likely), paint the base.

1 – get in your truck
2 – go to store
3 – buy right size stools
4 – deliver to customer
5 – get check plus 30%
6 – call it a day :<))

- GR8HUNTER

+1 unless the customer is your wife….........then you are on your own

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Wear Stilts! lol

Set it on an 8” box :)