Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
If you have ever seen those 'Bonsai work stands' you know they cost $300-$500.
Id rather spend that money on trees or other things so I came up with a less costly solution.
This cost me about $100 and 2-3 hours of my time. I wanted something that I could adjust the height of so I could work on a tree from different angles if necessary. I made it out of a medical stool I purchased off of Amazon for about $70. If you already have an old office chair you can use, you can save even more.
Here is the medical stool as purchased:
I took the seat off of its bracket and made a wood shelf out of 2 18 inch 1x10s side by side attached by 1x3 pieces .
Top of the shelf (make sure to counter sink the tops of the bolts as I did here)
Bottom showing how the 2 1x10s are put together and how the bracket is attached.
And the finished work stand:
Id rather spend that money on trees or other things so I came up with a less costly solution.
This cost me about $100 and 2-3 hours of my time. I wanted something that I could adjust the height of so I could work on a tree from different angles if necessary. I made it out of a medical stool I purchased off of Amazon for about $70. If you already have an old office chair you can use, you can save even more.
Here is the medical stool as purchased:
I took the seat off of its bracket and made a wood shelf out of 2 18 inch 1x10s side by side attached by 1x3 pieces .
Top of the shelf (make sure to counter sink the tops of the bolts as I did here)
Bottom showing how the 2 1x10s are put together and how the bracket is attached.
And the finished work stand:
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