16/4 vs glued up 8/4 for workbench?
#21
That's a nice bench. I know it inside and out.
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#22
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
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#23
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
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#24
If using 16/4 a two foot by two foot table top would be 16 board feet.
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#25
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.
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#26
Pricing is by board foot, but USUALLY the per BF price goes up with thickness.
You pay a premium for thicker boards.

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#27
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
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#28
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.
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#29
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.
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#30
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
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