Mark Tsujihara
01-13-2009, 10:01 PM
Hello all,
I am planning my first "real" workbench to replace the old bench my father-in-law made in the garage. I am selecting the materials and am looking for your thoughts on the wood.
My local hardwood dealers have 8/4 hard maple around $6/bf, and 8/4 red oak around $4.16/bf. One of them seems to have a pretty good deal on rough 8/4 ash for $3.15/bf.
I am leaning towards the ash. I took a look at his stock and despite being rough it seems pretty good, not a lot of twist with very small checking.
I have not worked with ash before. Is this a good price, and should I just stop agonizing about it and buy the darn stuff? How is it to work with?
Thanks,
Mark
I am planning my first "real" workbench to replace the old bench my father-in-law made in the garage. I am selecting the materials and am looking for your thoughts on the wood.
My local hardwood dealers have 8/4 hard maple around $6/bf, and 8/4 red oak around $4.16/bf. One of them seems to have a pretty good deal on rough 8/4 ash for $3.15/bf.
I am leaning towards the ash. I took a look at his stock and despite being rough it seems pretty good, not a lot of twist with very small checking.
I have not worked with ash before. Is this a good price, and should I just stop agonizing about it and buy the darn stuff? How is it to work with?
Thanks,
Mark