strength

  1. Mr. Lahey

    How do I calculate the strength of a design?

    I'm designing a wall bookcase that will go up to the ceiling, which is about 12 ft high or so. I'd like to determine the strength of my materials and design. For example, I would like to calculate the maximum weight an individual shelf can support, and how much total weight the bookcase can...
  2. J

    Comparative Wood Joint Strength

    Thought you folks would be interested. The article is in "FineWoodworking", #203, February 2009 (Taunton Press). It reminds me of McRabbets choice of a half lap joint for door frames in an outdoor project that he was commissioned to build for a local park. There are some surprising...
  3. DaveO

    Strength test.....

    I built this table almost 5 years ago, when my wife was nursing our daughter, to give her a place to set things down no matter what side lunch was being served on. It was one of my first furniture design/builds. BORG Red Oak, biscuit joints and some Mahogany decking off-cuts for the top. I...
  4. R

    Industrial Strength Discount at ReStore

    The ReStore has a huge range of stuff for sale and the proceeds go toward building new homes... so it's a good place to shop for several reasons. Year End Savings! Starting Saturday, June 21th Take an additional 20% OFF Everything in the ReStore And 50% OFF all new plants...
  5. D

    joint strength

    Hello, I have some questions about joint strength, and specifically options about glued joints, vs. mechanical means, etc. Just got several videos, one of which is "Forgotten Hand Tools" by Christopher Schwarz. In this DVD he discusses the drawbored mortice and tenon and how modern...
  6. B

    question about the strength of MDF

    I am building an assembly table and plan to use 2 sheets of 3/4" MDF topped with a sheet of 1/8" hardboard. This will be a 4'x8' table that will have 3 full length stretchers supporting the top. The legs and stretchers were made by laminating 3.5" strips of 3/4" ply so I believe they will hold...
  7. Kyle

    Wood Hardness and strength

    Tool grade hickory is pretty hard as is pecan. Both splinter horribly. I just ran 400 square feet of Pecan flooring for a guy that i sawed and kiln dried. I should have used CARBIDE KNIVES :) Hickory/Pecan has Janka rating of 1820. Janka rating is the force required to embed a .444 steel...
    • Kyle
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    • hardness strength wood
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    • Forum: Wood

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