How to Build an Upholstered Footstool | Build It | Ask This Old House

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Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva checks out a women’s only DIY class on building a footstool and discusses some of the unique challenges faced by women learning DIY skills
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Time: 3 hours
Cost: $100
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools List for Building an Upholstered Footstool:
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  • @ashfantigrossi
    @ashfantigrossi4 жыл бұрын

    This place seems awesome. I learned most of my DIY skills from my stepdad who always had projects going at our house. Everyone in the family was given a job to do. I may not have liked it then, but I'm grateful for it now.

  • @wild-radio7373
    @wild-radio73734 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely Love the show ♡ Happy childhood memories ♡♡ 2019♡♡♡

  • @altamiradorable
    @altamiradorable4 жыл бұрын

    Safety first: tie down your hair when operating machinery !!

  • @dannykyle7950

    @dannykyle7950

    4 жыл бұрын

    No kidding, right?

  • @schaind11

    @schaind11

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dannykyle7950 Wiggs will come off without an injury.

  • @_J.F_

    @_J.F_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha......and safety goggles, ear protectors, and a respirator, and then add a hazmat suit just for that added sense of security. Also, always have ambulance services on stand-by and keep any relevant medical files at hand along with some blood plasma and three auto-injector morphine pens. Come on, the only thing her hair could end up getting tangled up in would be Tom, and he is such a gentleman that it would never happen either.

  • @simonhenriksen3924

    @simonhenriksen3924

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@_J.F_ well ive seen a gal get her hair stuck in a machine luckly some body grabbed her hair an cut the hair of saved her life her head would be cut in two so dont be like that

  • @_J.F_

    @_J.F_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@simonhenriksen3924 I have seen a girl get her hair and scalp burned to cinder by a birthday cake. Stupidity may be an explanation, but not an excuse! There are no machines in this video that would cut anyone's head in two, unless you apply a lot of deliberate intention an effort, so don't be like that Simon.....you are better than that.

  • @willford8475
    @willford84754 жыл бұрын

    The Tuffett at the start looked better, the legs are nicer and look slightly splayed.

  • @jj52999
    @jj529994 жыл бұрын

    @0:55 way to throw dad under the bus 😆😆😆

  • @allenellisdewitt
    @allenellisdewitt4 жыл бұрын

    Wait, how/where did they get the foam?

  • @tedcarl5382
    @tedcarl53824 жыл бұрын

    Drill a hole in the center of your board, then affix an indexing bolt to bandsaw table, rotate board on index bolt for a cleaner cut than trying to cut radius solely by hand. Edit: 9:54 , still talking about the stool?

  • @schaind11

    @schaind11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Give her some credit, she's been handling wood since birth!

  • @lisao3041

    @lisao3041

    4 жыл бұрын

    Might as well have used a jigsaw then.

  • @tedcarl5382

    @tedcarl5382

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lisa O sure, that could work, same issue as the band saw except you are turning the tool instead of the wood. Still work better with an indexing jig that gives it a fixed position to centerline.

  • @lisao3041

    @lisao3041

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tedcarl5382 That's what I mean, just as inaccurate.

  • @tedcarl5382

    @tedcarl5382

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lisa O ahh, got it!

  • @loserspud4504
    @loserspud45044 жыл бұрын

    As a young woman who's interested in building and construction I'm really glad you uploaded this video. Seeing other women kill it in the shop is inspiring and gives me a lot of confidence going forward with my own projects, so thank you!

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you watch the Darbin Orvar channel? Linn does excellent work. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3WF3NxyZpWbfdo.html So does April Wilkerson. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2eCpKyno6iuqMo.html

  • @casid9929
    @casid99294 жыл бұрын

    Need to add glides for bottom of legs. If you have wood floors you wouldn't want to scratch floor when moving stool around.

  • @lanamolczyk5139
    @lanamolczyk51394 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry but I can't understand the word she is seen for the material for the bottom of the Ottoman. It starts with the letter B but I just can't make out what she saying. Can anyone help me as we are getting ready to start a project very similar?

  • @abdulelkhatib2674

    @abdulelkhatib2674

    3 жыл бұрын

    That stuff is called Cambric. She probably called it some thing else.

  • @HammyHammbone

    @HammyHammbone

    3 жыл бұрын

    My hearing is getting worse with age, but I believe she says “Bull Denim”

  • @MR-sb2bp
    @MR-sb2bp4 жыл бұрын

    Tommy is so modest despite his tremendous wealth of information. Imagine being asked to demonstrate something to Tommy, something so basic for his level of expertise. ❤️ Tom!

  • @steveabbott6979
    @steveabbott69794 жыл бұрын

    What a hammer!

  • @tawilliamson83
    @tawilliamson834 жыл бұрын

    I just had a question...

  • @brandonbenjamin9452

    @brandonbenjamin9452

    4 жыл бұрын

    tawilliamson83 yes?

  • @staceybenson9258
    @staceybenson92584 жыл бұрын

    How thick is the 9 inch foam?

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power4 жыл бұрын

    i've never seen anyone wear a shop scarf before, belinda....

  • @dannykyle7950

    @dannykyle7950

    4 жыл бұрын

    You wouldn't be insinuating something would you...? Like maybe it's more than just decoration? 😉

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power

    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dannykyle7950 hey now, i'm not saying anything about anything 😂 i've just never seen a shop scarf before 😳

  • @schaind11

    @schaind11

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power You wouldn't want to get your Adam's apple caught in the saw.

  • @JimmyShot

    @JimmyShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well at 7:15 he clearly says he’s really liking that tool,.......soooooooo

  • @schaind11

    @schaind11

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Generic Guy Freaks of nature don't follow genetic norms.

  • @dougwalk8034
    @dougwalk80344 жыл бұрын

    I have to ask: did Tommy go home with the blonde amazon, did he show up a week later with a back brace on ???

  • @dannykyle7950

    @dannykyle7950

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if the plumbing is original....

  • @bozidarsrbija

    @bozidarsrbija

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dannykyle7950 Hahahahaaa.... That thing rubbing on the Tommy's hip isn't hammer! Aaaaa....

  • @JimmyShot

    @JimmyShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Danny Kyle lmfao!

  • @bamfblades8138

    @bamfblades8138

    4 жыл бұрын

    I dont know about the brace but i bet he was sitting on an ice pack for a week

  • @linnsoltwedel
    @linnsoltwedel4 жыл бұрын

    I love this! I am a girl and everything I know KZread has learned me! I do a lot, like floors, furniture building, fixing, car repairs +++. I love to do things my self.

  • @Malmioo

    @Malmioo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Linn Soltwedel 👏👏. Pinterest is also great

  • @linnsoltwedel

    @linnsoltwedel

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Malmioo Totally!

  • @Malmioo

    @Malmioo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Linn Soltwedel will you make some videos? I know ppl don’t make that much money on KZread

  • @linnsoltwedel

    @linnsoltwedel

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Malmioo Been thinking about it :)

  • @shannon7608
    @shannon76084 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to all my female diy builders! More content featuring women please!

  • @darkcwboy
    @darkcwboy4 жыл бұрын

    I like seeing Tommy out of his element leaning new tips and tricks and skills.

  • @wild-radio7373
    @wild-radio73734 жыл бұрын

    *Shared* ♡♡♡

  • @bobby-c7731
    @bobby-c77314 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap! What is with the long hair that isn't tied up?!? The workshop is a dangerous place for long hair. Even Men with long beards know to secure it. One should never use the band saw with that much long hair un-tied. For that matter, the drill also

  • @phatbuddha1
    @phatbuddha14 жыл бұрын

    Girl: we can use the Rotary Fabric Cutter instead of scissors Boy: can it cut a pizza?

  • @scottbrickey8816
    @scottbrickey88164 жыл бұрын

    They must have been on a deadline to produce a segment. The one in the dress kinda looks like Kevin....

  • @heribertogomez5191
    @heribertogomez51914 жыл бұрын

    here in Puerto Rico there are woman that not look like men building houses, doing electricity job, and other stuff

  • @walterbrunswick

    @walterbrunswick

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh yeah, so where are the men?

  • @infiltrator7777
    @infiltrator77774 жыл бұрын

    Am I suppose to feel bad? Cuz I don’t.

  • @thekaduu
    @thekaduu4 жыл бұрын

    Yellow Xena got some cute accent.

  • @phatbuddha1

    @phatbuddha1

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's kind of an odd accent for an Australian. Sound like a mix of Canadian and Australian

  • @JeffGloverArts

    @JeffGloverArts

    4 жыл бұрын

    She has an accent?!? :-D

  • @2loco

    @2loco

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not Australian at all. That's a south African accent.

  • @JoseHernandez-tc1kl
    @JoseHernandez-tc1kl4 жыл бұрын

    Nice now you got women working looks good.

  • @friedchicken4735

    @friedchicken4735

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a man 🤣

  • @saulgoodman2018
    @saulgoodman20184 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why I read footstool as Festool. I read it like 5 times like that.

  • @yamahonkawazuki
    @yamahonkawazuki4 жыл бұрын

    Hey if a lady wants to use tools or whatnot, by all means

  • @cillyede
    @cillyede4 жыл бұрын

    great again and I would like to meet the tall blond woman 😁🤗😁Hello from Germany.

  • @johanesmuylargo
    @johanesmuylargo4 жыл бұрын

    Twommy...that woman would eat you alive!

  • @bamfblades8138

    @bamfblades8138

    4 жыл бұрын

    What woman

  • @johanesmuylargo

    @johanesmuylargo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bamfblades8138 That tall, pretty woman probably has a very full life.

  • @bamfblades8138

    @bamfblades8138

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johanesmuylargo lol those arms and hands will haunt me for the rest of my life. I cant unsee them

  • @johanesmuylargo

    @johanesmuylargo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bamfblades8138 Well. I'm sure when she watched Lonesome Dove for the first time, she knew that was the last time.

  • @Malmioo
    @Malmioo4 жыл бұрын

    3:09 “that’s a great trick” . C’mon it’s not new for you and you know more than that haha

  • @dtemp132

    @dtemp132

    4 жыл бұрын

    She's teaching the viewer, not Tommy

  • @Malmioo

    @Malmioo

    4 жыл бұрын

    dtemp132 I know 😪

  • @ShooterMcNut
    @ShooterMcNut4 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had her patience, I would have chucked the piece of plywood across the room and then patch the wall that I F`ed up.

  • @craftyazusa
    @craftyazusa4 жыл бұрын

    Is it just me that the clip reminds of The Beauty and Beast?

  • @djamelhamdia134
    @djamelhamdia1344 жыл бұрын

    ''nice and tight''.

  • @johnye4433
    @johnye44334 жыл бұрын

    My rule of thumb is to hire the contractor who got the most dings on their hands, not just callous, but real tradesman scratches

  • @roccoconte2960
    @roccoconte29604 жыл бұрын

    I think Tommy likes working with her instead of Kevin.

  • @fakename965
    @fakename9654 жыл бұрын

    Women: I want to learn home maintenance. Me: Ok help me dig out this busted sewer line (12°F). Woman: I'll just built a tuffet instead.

  • @walterbrunswick

    @walterbrunswick

    2 жыл бұрын

    That about sums up this entire situation 😅

  • @larsswig912

    @larsswig912

    Жыл бұрын

    that is not even a woman in the video.

  • @dlamarsobotor4573
    @dlamarsobotor45734 жыл бұрын

    Totally unsure why ATOH aired the segment. Are they in a Sesame St. teaching mode, (after all it's 2019). If so, that's nice but I'm an adult, lecture someone else. All the while as "jumping the shark" became reality mode for this series for a few years ago. Bound to happen. Exactly how many drywall patches can a series support ? Much akin to constant product placement they present. Or how many times does a viewer need to see a pick-up and trailer on an interstate exit anyway.

  • @nukelaloosh4795
    @nukelaloosh47954 жыл бұрын

    that chicks uptalking is over the top

  • @bbrown5887
    @bbrown58874 жыл бұрын

    Exposing and providing opportunities to anyone with interest in trades or any type of craftsmanship is important but as wrong as the decades ago stereotypes for womens work were, they are hardly to blame for the trades gender imbalance of today. Most women had and have no interest in hard phyical labour or many trade skills and that’s the reality of genetics. For those who do have that drive and are successful; absolute respect.

  • @PeterTMT
    @PeterTMT4 жыл бұрын

    "Women are equal" he cried while furiously typing an angry rant. Attacking people for trying to create a space for women to gain new skills. I guess the anecdote about her father really hit home.

  • @bozidarsrbija
    @bozidarsrbija4 жыл бұрын

    Is that "she" or a "he"? Wearing scarfs and a wiggs and in the same time operating with dangerous machinery is above stupidity. This was dumb for TOH. I have feeling that you are above this and want to teach something to someone. If this is political chanel and promotion of something abnormal, just say it, and i'm out of here for good.

  • @Silky_boi

    @Silky_boi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bozidar woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah..... woah......

  • @Totenglocke42

    @Totenglocke42

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've been a fan of TOH for many years. I clicked on the video expecting a guide on how to add some nice fabric to a containers and instead got an opening monologue about how men are bad and women need preferential treatment. Very sad that they're wanting to go political instead of just teaching people things and showing what skilled people can do.

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, the left wants to keep complaining that women aren't in certain fields and they must be forced to enter those fields or men are misogynist. But then, that's socialist and communist for you. They take everything away, even one's right to choose what work one prefers to do.

  • @MorseB

    @MorseB

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ok, bye. No one will miss your hate.

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MorseB " Ok, bye. No one will miss your hate." Not wanting evil forced upon you as though it is normal is not hate. Calling it hate however, is hate.

  • @SuperM1687
    @SuperM16874 жыл бұрын

    I personally believe the 2019 inequities are based on female choice. I would be ecstatic if my wife and daughters were interested in woodworking, plumbing, carpentry, auto mechanics etc.

  • @kevosurge2594

    @kevosurge2594

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep. My wife has 0 interest in doing things like this, and it has nothing to do with anyone telling her she can't.

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. The gal that Tommy was talking to had a jerk of a dad. He must have been ultra old school. It's the only reason I can think that a man would not want to share his hobby with his daughter. It's always cool to see a parent and child working side by side. It's just happens to be cooler when it's a father daughter team up.

  • @dalesworld1308

    @dalesworld1308

    4 жыл бұрын

    My wife kept riding the brakes and warped two sets or rotors within months. Third set I put on I made her help me jack up the car, take off the tires etc etc in the middle of a cold January. She has no interest in pursuing auto mechanics but she does't ride the brakes anymore.

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dalesworld1308 That'll do it. Some women seem to think men are supposed to be able to withstand sub zero temperatures like a polar bear and I'm talking the furry white seal eating kind in the arctic. Never happening!

  • @SubsonicNoise
    @SubsonicNoise4 жыл бұрын

    lol @ the comments here unintentionally proving why projects like this are needed Self-awareness is difficult huh?

  • @larsswig912

    @larsswig912

    Жыл бұрын

    they brought a man in drag calling him a "woman who does upholstery". lol. i doubt the problem is in the comments here.

  • @abbastabatabaie9321
    @abbastabatabaie93214 жыл бұрын

    "Mistakes is how we learn" says the lady. The English language is being destroyed as we speak. Terrible!!

  • @scotttovey

    @scotttovey

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've seen far worse from native english speakers so you may want to start with them.

  • @xoxo2008oxox
    @xoxo2008oxox4 жыл бұрын

    They need a new show: This Equal House. That should have all sexes doing work. I'm impressed with this segment, and that we need more confidence-building for all. Yes, we miss Roger Cook, but Jenn Nawada is capable too. (those making comments on the Aussie's hair, I think she wanted to dressup for the show; I doubt she wears that scarf and hair down while doing classes and machinery work... Tie it up outta the way, be smart and safe)

  • @SomeReefer
    @SomeReefer4 жыл бұрын

    She is nice to look at.

  • @pete3011
    @pete30114 жыл бұрын

    About 1 min in she talks about how her dad wasn't interested in teaching her labor because she was a girl, which, no doubt, was a simply terrible act of sexism. Yet, at the beginning she talks about having a safe, "inclusive" space where women can learn, there by saying that women have to be pampered to in order to learn. I guess the men of the world are supposed to drop everything and cater to spolied women that want to play carpenter a few hours a month. Correction-men of the western world. Say what you will about other areas, but they at least don't have these pathetic depths of delusion about things like gender roles.

  • @walterbrunswick

    @walterbrunswick

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you women in Eastern Europe know their role well ask me how I know

  • @larsswig912

    @larsswig912

    Жыл бұрын

    "she" is not even a woman lol.

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