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Quick wood movement question... - titanxt - 08-25-2015
I bought a slab of oak butcher block from Menards to use as a quick work bench top for non-woodworking activities. The top is made of finger jointed scraps. Will this have just as much wood movement as any other piece of laminate top? I was planning on using pocket screws to attach it to the frame. Bad idea?
Can I also screw one edge of it down solid and leave larger holes for the other screws for expansion?
Thanks!
Andy
Re: Quick wood movement question... - JGrout - 08-25-2015
Treat it the same as any other solid piece of wood the FJ connects the end to an end and there is little movement that way
you could screw it but I would make the center the rigid point and use slotted holes for the rest.
or just use z clips and forget about it forever. They are way faster to install
JME
Joe
Re: Quick wood movement question... - paarker - 08-25-2015
I would go with your second idea.
Re: Quick wood movement question... - AHill - 08-25-2015
Not that it makes a difference to how you secure it, but are you sure it's oak? Menards on line only sells birch butcher block. Radial movement in birch is quite a bit more than oak, so if it's birch, account for that when mounting.
Re: Quick wood movement question... - titanxt - 08-25-2015
My local Menards had the birch in the cabinet section, but a slightly less attractive oak butcherblock in the lumber area marked as "workbench" tops.
Andy
Re: Quick wood movement question... - Bibliophile 13 - 08-25-2015
The answer to any wood movement question is "Yes, wood will move."
You could indeed could make the front fixed and shift all movement toward the back using slotted/oversize holes, if it's that important that the front be immobile.
Re: Quick wood movement question... - titanxt - 08-25-2015
Here is what I am doing...
I am attaching this workbench top to the frame. I'd like to find an angled metal fastener locally that I could screw to the frame and to the bottom of the top that would allow for wood movement, but there are none locally that I have found.
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Andy
Re: Quick wood movement question... - JGrout - 08-25-2015
or you can make wooden ones
Re: Quick wood movement question... - ianab - 08-25-2015
Because the top is butted against the uprights at the back there isn't any expansion room there. I would fix it solidly there at the back, and use some kind of sliding connection at the front. If the front end moves a fraction of an inch in or out, you wont notice.
The wooden "buttons" work fine and are easy enough to make. Metal clips or slotted holes work too, as long as it's able to move a bit.
Re: Quick wood movement question... - titanxt - 08-25-2015
I don't want to take the time to run a slot like I would if this was an actual piece of furniture. I'd like to wrap this up soon if possible.
Andy