Finished stool for my son.  Eventually I will clean up the surface and finish it, probably with danish oil on the top and painted legs.  

Height and width were designed exactly for this space.  The previous stool was too long (preventing the door from opening) and not tall enough.  This one is just right.  

The available supply of "crappy 2-by stuff".  I ended up using two 6-ft 2x4s and two feet of a nice douglas fir 2x10.

Planing the stock prior to cutting and laminating.  I planed two separate boards -- if I did it over again, I would plane them together to ensure they were the same height.  As it was, I spent a lot of time planing the laminated assembly once it was glued together (see below).

The glue-up for the top.  I selected the best sides for the top, and arranged them to be flush along the top (the bottom was imperfect due to me planing the two boards separately).  I'm about 2 inches long on either end, prior to cutting the ends square.

Planning the faces flat on the laminated top.

The finished top, with the ends cut square and planed flat.  Ready to have the mortises chopped.

Chopping the mortise.  1/2" wide by 4" long.  

Connecting the sides of the mortise.

Planing the end of the 2x10 for the legs.

Cutting the tenon shoulder.

The finished tenon.

The finished leg.  Through-tenon on top, with the leg profile (angled sides and notched underside) cut.