Asahi Keg Stool
From Mod Mania
Asahi Keg Stool:
Materials Used: Sandpaper 40-60-300-600 Grain MDF Sheet 9mm thick Used Asahi Keg White Ironlak Spray Paint Black Ironlak Spray Paint PVC Pipe Selleys Liquid Nail Heavy Duty Grinder Jigsaw
Stage 1: I had to find the diameter of the keg top, originally I was going to make the stool top the same diameter of the keg top, but I was persuaded by my brother to make it slightly larger then the top to accommodate a larger seating area.
Stage 2: Now I had to cut out the MDF to the circular shape I had ruled out, this was a struggle at first as I did not have a jigsaw or many other power tools for that matter so I had to go out and buy one for this project, once started it was very easy to cut out the circular shape. In this stage I was also meant to cut off a section of PVC pipe and attach that to the top to add support, but I found that not only could the keg rim hold strong but I also found that it is impossible to cut PVC pipe straight.
Stage 3: since the circular shape had been cut out I now had to sand that bastard down to the right size and shape for the stool…again I had not large grain sandpaper so I once again had to go and buy some, once I started with the larger grain it took significantly less time to sand. After sanding for a good 2 and 1/2 hours my hands were very sore and a lot of sanded knuckles.
Stage 4: The time for painting had arrived, this was one of the easiest part of the project, all I had to do was lay out an even layer of spray paint onto the MDF and make sure it looked good, after putting on a couple of coats of black I then cut out my stencil which I created for Mod Mania and sprayed it onto the top of the stool seat.
Stage 5: was to attach the Stool to the top of the keg, to attach the stool I was originally going to use nails but I found that using nails would ruin the look of the seat so I decided to go with heavy duty liquid nail in the end as it was easy to use and impacted very little on the aesthetics.
Stage 6: Leave to dry and admire the work and artistic quality in this magnificent and unique piece of furniture.
