Linon 29-Inch Barstool With Round Seat

I bought this for my workbench in my garage and it’s a perfect fit. Not too tall and not too short. I was worried it would be too tall like a bar stool. It is not. It is perfect for my needs. Make sure to take measurements for what you will be using it for. Good build quality and the most affordable option I found. Easy to assemble. It feels relatively sturdy and of good construction.

Using it to hold a large plant pot. Good quality, looks good, feels solid. Assembles easily as long as you heed the instructions not to tighten screws too soon. But I wouldn't want to assemble it with the supplied Allen wrench. If you have a screwdriver with changeable bits, get a 5/32" hex bit and you will be happier. You will also want a tacky jar/bottle opener to keep the spindles from turning while you tighten the screws.

Lots to like here...top quality blonde oak, good hardware, easy to assemble despite the poor quality instructions. It wasn't necessary, but I used liberal amounts of Gorilla carpenter's glue, and I used my own Allen wrench rather than the inadequate one provided. My only complaint is the design; the legs are too vertical. They should have been set at a wider angle for stability. That way it won't be so easy to tip over. It could be dangerous the way it is. A couple of screw set points were off-center, but easily rectified with a center punch. Or just a little muscle, which requires a good Allen wrench, (not the one provided). The plugs were perfectly sized, not snug so use liberal amount of Gorilla carpenter's glue. Results perfect. Since I'll be using this in my garage workshop, I decided to give it a coat of Teak Oil sealant for extra protection. It didn't change the color at all, and the sheen is still the same. (It's curing now under my infrared garage heaters and floor fan.) Height of 29" is just right for my 5'9" frame.

This stool was definitely worth the money that I paid. However, I needed to use power tools and wood glue to assemble. Specifically, I needed a power drill with an allen wrench bit, a rubber mallet, and wood glue. If I didn't have these, I would have had to return this item.

Extremely well packed to the point of overkill. But no one should object to that. My only negative comment involves the predrilled screw holes in the lag stretchers. These area little undersized in diameter and considerable effort is necessary to affix the screws. The supplied 4 mm Allen wrench is somewhat short in length to provide sufficient torque . Certainly not a deal breaker, but a longer version, would save your fingers. I used an extension and channel locks to great advantage. Even so, the overall quality of the product is fine.

This took me very little time to assemble, compared to the reviews I read before purchasing it. I believe the difference is that I used a cordless power screw driver to drive in the screws instead of the provided Allen wrench. I first assembled the stool (starting with the seat) so that all parts were in placed and aligned, then used quick release clamps below the seat to lock the assembly together. I then methodically went through and installed one screw after the other using the power driver. Since I didn't have a hex attachment that matches the Allen wrench, I used a Torq attachment that snuggly fit into the hex-shaped hole in the screw head. That worked perfectly! Once complete, I checked the stool to make sure it was stable and didn't rock (which it didn't), and one-by-one added the wood cover plugs using a hard rubber mallet to gently tap them in. I can see why others report difficulty in assembling this stool by using the provided Allen wrench. That requires too much torque to properly drive the screws to full depth. This is really a nice stool at a bargain price.

Assembly Is Simple, But Not Easy...That is to say it is not difficult to understand HOW it is supposed to go together, but it is not simple to actually PUT it together. But here are some tips that will save you some hassle: There is the round seat under which there are two pre-installed wooden cleats. Then there are two leg assemblies, each consisting of two legs and both of those having two pre-installed stretchers. These screw into the cleats under the round seat. Lastly there are four more stretchers that are inserted between the two leg assemblies before you tighten the screws mounting the leg assemblies to the seat. The two longer (bottom) stretchers each receive a screw into their butt ends from the leg assemblies to hold everything together. Only 8 screws total. Others have written about the look and finish and I concur with that. It is a nice looking, well made, nicely finished stool. This review concerns itself more with the assembly process which is not particularly easy. You are supplied 8 Allen head wood screws, a single Allen wrench, and eight wooden plugs to cover over the counter bores for the screw heads after you get them tightened. Fist off you have to get the screws started in each and every location before you tighten them. That makes sense because once it is all tightened up you would not be able to fit the stretchers (rungs) into their locations. However before you tighten the screws everything is a bit wobbly and trying to fall back apart. An extra set of hands here would be a great help, or maybe just a long clamp to hold the two main leg assemblies as you set the stretchers in place. Next the stretchers are round and the pre-drilled pilot holes in their ends for the screws are a little undersized. You can't really stop the stretcher from spinning as you try to tighten the screw unless you were to grab it with a pair of pliers, which would damage the finish. Instead get yourself a second Allen wrench (if you bought more than one stool you already have that wrench in the second stool box) and set that into the screw on the opposite end of the stretcher you are working on. Now as you hold the screw at one end and tighten the screw at the opposite end both screws will gradually tighten right up. If the stretcher is spinning then the stationary screw is getting tighter, and if it isn't then the screw you are turning is getting tighter. Make sure both are fully tightened before you move on. I needed a little extra leverage as I did this so I used a "four way" screwdriver and took the bit out. Then I could slip the empty barrel of that tool over the Allen wrench making a nice handle. The two pre-assembled leg ends screw into cleats on the bottom of the seat. When I fully tightened these one end of one of those cleats split along its grain requiring a hasty repair that mars the overall look of the stool. However in my case that is not critical and I haven't got the luxury of time to either send it back or to do a more comprehensive repair. If I had another one of these stools (and some day I might because they are pretty good for the price) I would get out my cordless drill and re-drill all the pilot holes to avoid some of the hassle. And/or I would throw away the supplied Allen head wood screws and replace them with my own stainless steel screws. Lastly the supplied bungs (wooden plugs) to cover the counter bores for the screw heads are sharply tapered to a smaller diameter on the inside face. I don't see how these are ever going to stay in place without a dab of water proof wood glue or other appropriate adhesive. If their presence is important to you be sure to have some glue on hand.

Very sturdy, perfect for my counter, and good quality.

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doesn't come with good material and predrills. Wood was great quality, worth the price. The alignment is medicore. The screws it came with didn't align properly and wasn't pre-drilled, required ALOT of effort to fit properly. 1 of the screws kept stripping and i had to come back with wood glue to ensure it stuck together. Sturdy, and my family needed it so didn't return, pretty sure it will last awhile, but expected much more for a $80 stool

... Purchased an item that couldn't be assembled with the tools provided. This stool is actually impossible to assemble. The screws are too large for the holes so they cannot go through. I just can't understand what went wrong here, it's a shame because the stool itself looks fine, either way it's going back. A bit of a waste of time because I needed it for a photo shoot.

The screws stripped almost immediately from the Allen wrench.