We plan to paint our step stool so we don’t want all these screw holes
showing. What we need to do is set the head of the screws below the
surface so we can fill this with wood putty. To do this we took a 5/8” bit
anddrilledholesjustabout3/16”downontopofthepilotholesinthe
sides. Test the head of the screws you’re using to see if 5/8” is the
correct size.
Dip the screws into wax and again start
them all so that the tips just stick out from
the other side. Align the tips of the screws
with the pilot holes on the step’s edge and
put together the two side pieces to the step.
Make sure that the step’s edge is aligned
between the lines on the sides. The reason
this is important is so your step stool will
sit level on the ground.