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   hackmeister | Apr 12, 2013 07:32pm | #1

   8/4 Workbench

   Hi,

   Congratulations on your acquisition, a workbench is a perfect use for it.

   Assuming the boards are wide enough and flat sawn, you could cut them cut them into 2 in wide strips (or however thick you want the top) turn them 90 degrees and glue them up.  Alternate the the side the 2 foot piece goes on, kinda like laying bricks, and presto, instant laminated, stable, quartersawn workbench top.  

   Biscuts or splines aren't a bad idea to help keep the boards from shifting, which the wide glue joints like to do. Avoid gluing up more than say 4 courses at once, too many things can go wrong.  If you have a planer, make the laminated boards a little thick and run through the planer to finish (light cuts, quartered maple likes to chip).  The planed laminated boards can be carefully glued together to make a wider top.

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   Gary1123 | Apr 14, 2013 12:44pm | #2

   Workworkers Bench

   Thanks I will be that a try.