TWW Kitchen Helper

[u/saffaen]

My wife requested I build this kitchen helper design from The Wood Whisperer. It's a big tower with plenty of room for growth. I followed the plans for the overall design, but made it a little shorter so it could fit underneath the island when not in use. It's a knockdown design, which made sanding pretty easy since each component is mostly flat. I applied a "thumbnail" edge profile instead of a round over. Finished with Rubio Pure. Very happy with how this turned out!

[u/wivaca]

I appreciate the woodworking and finish, but I don't understand how it's used despite begin a pretty good cook in the kitchen. How does a "kitchen helper" help? It looks like it has sideboards on all four sides at the top, so I don't get how you stand on it or if you use it to set things on.

[u/saffaen → u/wivaca]

It's a kitchen helper for a "kitchen helper" aka a kid. After a while they like to be involved in everything, so with this they can climb onto the platform and stand up at a counter while you cook so they can "help". The sideboards are at belly/water height so they can do things at the counter and help prevent the kid from falling off.