Steps
Step 1
Cut the material to the rough size of 500mm long by about 80mm wide. The width here isn't too important, if purchasing timber find something close and use that width.
Once the rough size it cut out, mark the notches to accept the legs and rounding for the corners.
Step 2
Using a spade bit cut 2 holes as shown
Step 3
Using either a handsaw or a jigsaw cut holes from the edge to the holes as shown
Step 4
Using whatever sanding tools you have available, tidy up the cuts and then round the edge to remove any sharp corners (safer for children). I used a belt sander and orbital sander as I had access to them. Starting at 80 grit, then 120 and finally 240 to leave it nice and smooth.
Note: You want the chair legs to fit snugly into the opening you have cut, don't make them to wide.
Step 5
Optional Step
I had access to some letter stamps from another project so I decided to use them to personalise it. Obviously these stamps are expensive so I wouldn't recommend buying them specifically for this project. After stamping I used a black pen to make the letters more visible, I then sanded it back again to remove any excess pen ink.
Tip: Use a straight edge to keep the letters aligned, it is harder than it looks to do it freehand.
Step 6
You could decide to seal the wood to make it easier to clean up food stains, as this is for use around children you should use a kids toy friendly sealer such as the liquid bees wax in the materials section.
Bunnings has a range of waxes / oils which state they are fine to use on kids toys under the Gilly Stephenson's range.
Follow the manufacturers instructions, normally just apply with a rag and then buff off.
Step 7
Place the footrest onto the legs of the high chair and use the o-rings to keep it up. You can slide the o-rings up and down to adjust the height as needed. I would recommend using four o-rings. Two underneath and two on top, this will prevent the child lifting the footrest up.
