Why OSB isn't the best benchtop......

[froglips]

Mainly outdoors.

:eusa_booh

I've pulled yet another 3 inch long splinter from a gouge in my palm.

When will I learn?

Jim

 

[Mike Davis]

OSB has never excited my sense of wonder. :no:

 

[SteveCogs]

It confuses me when I look at it.:icon_scra

 

[Jim Murphy]

Unless I missed something, a 3" splinter does NOT require a needle and/or pocket knife to remove. Look on the bright side.

 

[froglips]

Unless I missed something, a 3" splinter does NOT require a needle and/or pocket knife to remove. Look on the bright side.

Sadly, it required needle nose pliers. It was in there good, and my tweezers couldn't budge it.

Odds are, I'm going to report more SOB, er OSB stories in the future

Jim

 

[McRabbet]

I have to agree with you Jim -- OSB belongs on horizontal surfaces (if is is the subfloor) or vertically (if used as a wall cover in lieu of dry wall), but not on a benchtop. Why don't you just add a layer of tempered hardboard onto your bench with contact cement (you'll need to clear the tools and sawdust and blood off first... LOL).

 

[adowden]

It is some nasty stuff. I remember when we put it on the walls in our workshop the splinters break apart inside your hand so when you think you pull it out, there is still more in there. It is also very hard on tooling.

Amy

 

[froglips]

Before I get the reputation as a Mr. OSB

Its some left over cut offs from some exterior sheathing work I did on my house. It got laid on top of some boards laying on my old saw horses.

That was 8 months ago, and its become as of late, a outdoors sort of workbench top.

But darn it, why can't a $6 sheet of OSB cut off hold up and wear like a rock maple butcher block bench top?

Amy, any tips for splinter removal? Sounds like you got some got "hands on" experience too

Jim