Linon 29-Inch Barstool With Round Seat

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.

good product worth the money

Easy to assemble. Sturdy but lightweight. Makes benchwork a lot more comfortable. Nice product.

Update: 😂. I bought another one. This one was much easier to put together, I checked the screw holes they were good. One was off center but didn’t seem to be a problem. The little plugs were not sized for the screw holes… it’s a shop stool for my grandson so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Whoever thought you only needed the allen wrench provided to put this stool together had a cruel sense of humor. I got this stool after some thought just to see if it was as hard to put together as some of the reviews... well if you don't have some tools and are not familiar with woodworking yeah... Impossible. I have some skill but am not an expert. 1) The holes for the screws are not deep enough by about an 1/8 of an inch or so. Impossible to screw this large screw in without measuring the length of the screw with a drill bit an using tape to measure the amount of depth to drill the hole. 2) Yes, the wooden plugs to cover the screw holes are not the right size, but it was size of the holes not the plugs in my case. Also, if you did not make the holes deep enough for the screws you probably did not get the screw driven all the way in and it is protruding a little and not letting you put in the plug all the way in so it would appear not to fit. It took me 15 or 20 minutes to assemble the stool after I deepened the screw holes. It seems to be sturdy. It is a shop stool, not for your home as some of the plugs may go in too far and are not very attractive. 3) What do you need for tools: an electric drill and a set of bits. I doubt there is any quality control so you decide the size of the bit and how deep to make the hole. You need a good allen wrench. Preferably with a handle, even with the holes the right depth the encluded allen wrench would not work very well. You need a wooden mallet to get the plugs into place, some will look great, some may be too deep an not look very good. Don't expect the little pads on the bottom of legs to last long, but if the stool is in your garage or shop then that's not an issue. So overall it is probably worth the price if you have the done the noted work. Given the poor quality control your stool could have problems that mine didn't and you'd have to figure it out. The individual parts (except the plugs/plug holes) are engineered well enough to put it together without an issue in my case. Bottom line I would not buy this unless you have a little skill and a drill, drill bits, and a good allen wrench. A wooden mallet was helpful. Don't expect this to be attractive, it is a functional stool.

I love it! It’s perfect for me in the kitchen when I’m cooking and I need to rest for a minute and the cuteness of it doesn’t hurt either lol

After reading other reviews about difficulties with assembly, here are some suggestions: • have a mouse pad with rubber back for gripping the dowels while turning the Allen wrench; • have thick work gloves, oven mitt, or layers of cloth fo holding the Allen wrench unless you already have thick, tough calluses; • when starting screws into the dowels, align them straight into the dowel, not at a 90 degree angle to the square legs; • the screws go into the underside of the seat without too much trouble, but; • the screws into the dowels fight you a lot. Get somebody to hold stuff together while you turn the Allen wrench or the dowels or hold the stool upside down with your feet; • tighten the four screws gradually, taking turns on each leg. Yes, they do have to go in further and further—all the way until the dowels do not slide the least bit in the holes. If you don’t, the stool will over time jiggle these joints loose and you’ll fall on your butt. If you decide to hold the Allen wrench with a lock wrench, be careful to hold it in straight so that you don’t strip the tool or the hole. I hope these suggestions ease the job for you.

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.

Good quality, super easy to put together and got here the same day which was perfect because I needed it for my classroom

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

utile pour les comptoirs lunch

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.