My wife asked me to make her "something that I can sit on when I bath a baby & it would be good if it can be used as a step stool as the baby gets older" So I went to the shop to find a distinct lack of materials but I was eager to start right away. Necessity is the mother of invention, so I saw a pile of fire wood that I could use. The timber was an old picket fence. All I used was a sander, saw, drill & hammer Add a bit of stain, glue, some nails and your done I didn't have any long runs so I had to sandwich & glue offcuts to make the side rails. The decorative nails also add support (i have tested it while holding a big bag of cement - 135 KGs / 300 pounds no problems)