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Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - DaveR1 - 12-22-2015
That's a nice bench. I know it inside and out.
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - JGrout - 12-22-2015
I personally would use the cheapest material I could find.
< my bench base was hardwood cribbing and a piece of salvaged red oak that was headed for the firewood pile.
It has held up just fine now for going on 20 yrs
JME
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - jteneyck - 12-22-2015
macpiano said:
... 16/4 is $10.95 a board ft. and 8/4 is $5.75...
That would make it an easy choice for me. Of course, I'd be asking what 8/4 maple cost and go with that if it was cheaper. I made the base of my bench out of pallet wood. I bought 10 or 12 pieces of 4" x 6" x 6' cherry from a pallet maker near my house. I think I paid about $5 each for them; 25 years ago. They were green so I let them sit for about 3 years before I made my bench. Some split and became firewood, but enough survived that I got all the base and top end caps out of them. The top was a lab bench top that I repurposed. The vise hardware and bench dogs cost far more than the wood. FWIW, the bench I made was based on one from Frank Klausz and was in FWW many years ago.
John
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - pjm - 12-22-2015
If using 16/4 a two foot by two foot table top would be 16 board feet.
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - macpiano - 12-22-2015
The 8/4 maple is only .25 a board foot cheaper. I already have a 6 foot by 7.5 inch 4 inch thick piece of cherry. I like the visual of the cherry.
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - handi - 12-22-2015
Pricing is by board foot, but USUALLY the per BF price goes up with thickness.
You pay a premium for thicker boards.
Ralph
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - JGrout - 12-22-2015
handi said:
Pricing is by board foot, but USUALLY the per BF price goes up with thickness.
You pay a premium for thicker boards.
Ralph
And IME settle for a lot less in quality
I will laminate until I die over buying premium grade thick stock at a higher price.. I can make a couple of glue lines disappear for a whole lot less grief
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - paarker - 12-22-2015
macpiano said:
The 8/4 maple is only .25 a board foot cheaper. I already have a 6 foot by 7.5 inch 4 inch thick piece of cherry. I like the visual of the cherry.
Something is not right here, earlier you said the cherry was 10 something a board foot and the maple was 5 something, now you are saying it is only .25 cents difference. Maybe I missed something.
Just for reference, a board foot is 12inch by 12inch by 1inch. If that same piece was 4 inches thick that is 4 board foot.
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - macpiano - 12-22-2015
Cherry in 16/4 is $10.95 a board foot. Cherry in 8/4 is $5.95 a board foot. So why would I go to all the trouble to flatten and glue up 8/4?
Maple in 8/4 is $5.50 a board foot.
I bought $600 worth of maple there about 2 years ago to make a countertop.
And yes I know what a board foot is. It is a 144 square inches multiplied by 1 inch.
Re: 16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench? - jteneyck - 12-22-2015
macpiano said:
Cherry in 16/4 is $10.95 a board foot. Cherry in 8/4 is $5.95 a board foot. So why would I go to all the trouble to flatten and glue up 8/4?
Maple in 8/4 is $5.50 a board foot.
I bought $600 worth of maple there about 2 years ago to make a countertop.
And yes I know what a board foot is. It is a 144 square inches multiplied by 1 inch.
Because you would save $5/BF.
John