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Looking for a great way to display and give height to your decor pieces? Or are you in need of a useful charcuterie board? On this post you will learn how to create these cute and simple Wooden Risers.
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Wooden risers are fun and useful decor pieces. They come in various shapes and sizes. It’s all up to your imagination!
Supplies and Tools
- A saw ( I used a miter saw )
- Lumber ( I used scraps framing lumber )
- Pocket hole device ( I use a Kreg jig 520PRO )
- Drill
- Pocket hole screws
- Clamp
- Wood glue ( I used liquid nails )
- Plastic wood ( optional I used Dap plastic wood )
- Sandpaper assorted ( optional sander I used the Ryobi One+ 18V Brushless Multi Tool )
- Measuring tape
- Pencil
- Eye Protection
- Latex or Nitrile gloves
- Cloth or lint free rags
- Synthetic bristle brush
- Wood stain ( I used Flagstone and Kona wood stains by Varathane )
- Sealant ( I used a clear satin polyurethane by Varathane )
Wood
These are scraps of wood I had laying around from our chicken coop project a few years ago.
I made two wooden riser, I share both wooden riser measurements.
- The larger wooden riser ( two 2×6 cut down to 12″).
- The smaller wooden riser ( one 2×4 and one 2×6 cut down to 8″.
- For the feet a piece of a 2×4 was split in half ( I made two sets of wooden riser feet with two different measurements to give the risers different height. One set is 2×2 squares the second set is a 2×3. I used the shorter feet on my large riser and the taller feet on my smaller riser. You can buy legs/pegs if you prefer more fancy looking legs.
- The sandpaper grit I used was 80, 150 and a 220. Use sandpaper grit depending on the condition of your wood.
- FYI sanding can be done after you attach the wood pieces if you prefer.
- Next come the pocket holes, I used a Kreg jig to make the pocket holes aswell as Kreg jig pocket hole screws (size 2-1/2 64mm) follow pocket hole screw chart.
- Make two pocket holes in one of the 12″ 2×6 to attach to the second 12″ 2×6.
- For the smaller wooden riser make two pocket holes on the 8″ 2×6 to attach to the 8″ 2×4.
- Now you can drill the lumber together.
- For the feet I used Liquid Nails.
These bottom photos are of my smaller riser.
I used Plastic wood filler to seal the gap between the pieces of wood. This step is totally optional, I did not seal the gap on the larger riser ( as you can see on the above photo ) I love the look of both risers.
Now for Staining and Sealing
This is where I got a bit creative.
With the Varathane wood stain in the shades Flagstone and Kona mentioned above I stained both wooden risers. To keep the knots and edges of my lumber darker I used the shade Kona as I saw fit. After Kona dried I went over the entire piece with the shade Flagstone. (Follow the instructions on can)
I used a lint free cloth / t-shirt to apply the stain and a second piece of cloth to wipe excess stain off. For a deeper shade apply a second coat or as many as you see fit for your project.
The next day I sealed my wooden risers with a clear Varathane Polyurethane in a satin finish. And that’s it!
This was a fun and simple project!
If you give it a try please share I would love to see what you came up with.
Small Wooden Riser
Large Wooden Riser
Stacked Up Wooden Risers
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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