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Bench Strength Test - Danny in Houston - 05-02-2017
Hired a crew to move my shop back to Houston, and as you can see from the photo the mover decided to test the joints on my bench. There's probably a combined weight of nearly 1,000 pounds of slabs and bench resting on the forks of the pallet jack.
I initially cringed and started to intervene, then figured my through tenons could survive the test. The bench arrived in Houston just fine.
RE: Bench Strength Test - fredhargis - 05-02-2017
Sure would have had me nervous!
RE: Bench Strength Test - jteneyck - 05-02-2017
That was a pretty good 4-point bend test they conducted on the lower stretchers. I think those would have broken long before the joints would have sheared. I wouldn't repeat that experiment too often.
John
RE: Bench Strength Test - Robert Adams - 05-02-2017
And thats why you dont let movers pack your stuff.
RE: Bench Strength Test - Bill Holt - 05-03-2017
It makes me cringe just looking at the picture!!!
RE: Bench Strength Test - Paul-in-Plymouth - 05-03-2017
As I look at the picture, the stretchers appear to be gracefully arched. The question I have is did you build them that way (nice touch if you did!), or is your 4-point bend test bending them that way (scary)?
RE: Bench Strength Test - Danny in Houston - 05-04-2017
(05-03-2017, 10:35 PM)Paul-in-Plymouth Wrote: As I look at the picture, the stretchers appear to be gracefully arched. The question I have is did you build them that way (nice touch if you did!), or is your 4-point bend test bending them that way (scary)?
ha ha. I added the arch when I built the bench. I used poplar, I believe it was 10/4 or 12/4 with through tenons, probably 3/4 by 4 inches. Poplar is not a very strong wood species, but the pieces were substantial large.
RE: Bench Strength Test - Danny in Houston - 05-04-2017
(05-03-2017, 10:35 PM)Paul-in-Plymouth Wrote: As I look at the picture, the stretchers appear to be gracefully arched. The question I have is did you build them that way (nice touch if you did!), or is your 4-point bend test bending them that way (scary)?
ha ha. I added the arch when I built the bench. I used poplar, I believe it was 10/4 or 12/4 with through tenons, probably 3/4 by 4 inches. Poplar is not a very strong wood species, but the pieces were substantially large.
RE: Bench Strength Test - mr_skittle - 05-04-2017
I'd agree that the stretchers giving out would be more of a concern than the joinery. There must be some dents on them from that pallet jack. That's an awful nice loot of slabs you've got there too. I'm envious.
RE: Bench Strength Test - BrokenOlMarine - 05-04-2017
Meh, the movers are insured. If they broke your bench... they could have paid for repair or replacement. Lol. As a former active duty Marine, I moved about every 18 months for 13 years. Back in the "Old Corps" we got orders every three years, and base housing was never available on arrival. So you rented off base, then moved on base in a year or so when housing became available. Every single move, they broke, scratched, or dented something. I got really good, as the years went on, at documenting condition prior to the moves. Lol.