Ipe benches

Man, they must weigh a ton

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Nice bench. with the top and sides the same width, I would think the expand and contract at the same rate.
No worry, mon!
What is the price of Ipe compared to cedar? I have to make a bench for a customer and I want to talk her out of treated wood!!
.............Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

oh wow! I’ve just worked with ipe recently for the first time and I can’t imagine pieces this big. That must have been nice to work with. I love the simple design.

-- Lis - Michigan - http://www.missmooseart.com - https://www.etsy.com/people/lisbokt

Jim – that makes a lot of sense as far as the expansion and contraction. The 5/4×6 I used for the bench cost around $4.50 a linear foot. Not sure about the cost of Cedar off the top of my head, but it’s quite a bit less.

Lis – the benches were glued up to make the size of panels I needed. Because of the weight it made it somewhat difficult to work with.

Alexandre – they do weigh a ton. Someone once told me the quality is in the weight. Haha

Nicve job, should serve you well.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"