Attention Bay Area Lumberjocks: Huge Maple Workbench Top

Nice of you to think of your Lumberjock buds first. I’m sure there will be some interest. We have lots of CA jocks, not sure on their proximity to the bay area.. But look throught the most active jocks in CA and you can message some of them directly, if they don’ want it they may know someone that does.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Holy cats! This sounds awesome, but I don’t have the space. I’m in Petaluma and recently scored some 1½” thick Maple butcher block off of Craigslist for counters, need another stretch, but it’s not a 10’ long section and, like you, I’d rather leave it for someone who’s got room for the whole thing.

However, just out of curiosity… how much does it weigh? I do have roof racks…

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

What are you asking for it?

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

At least give us an idea of what $$$ you were thinking about listing it for on Craigslist.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Blake you are a closer to him than I am but I have a full tank of gas in the old truck. : ) lol

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Hello All,
Thank you for your interest in the maple top. I’ve been away from the computer all day, so please excuse my delay in responding. I paid $300 for the top about two years ago. Ideally, I would like to recuperate my investment so I was planning on posting on Craigslist for the price I paid. It is my preference, however, that it goes to a fellow Lumberjock. That way, it will hopefully become the bench it deserves to be. So, before I post on Craigslist locally, I’ll take offers here. If by next weekend I don’t have any then I’ll post on CL.

In the interest of full disclosure, I want to restate that I purchased the top from a retiring butcher. He used the top for about twenty years. That means that one side of the table has worn areas from where millions of porkchops were cut. The other side, however, is completely virgin. It could use a quick resurfacing job, but it’s otherwise ready to work.

I will do my best to post some pictures as soon as possible so that you all can have a better sense of this beast.

Hello All,
Sorry it took so long to get some pictures up. With the time change it seems I can’t get home before dark. Anyhow, I went and snapped these photos today so that you all can have a better idea of what the top looks like. Also, I apologize for the links. I cannot get my Flickr images to embed into this page for the life of me!

Here is an overall shot of the top. We are looking at the bottom side of the top that was never used. The two U-shaped marks that you see are where the metal legs were attached. It’s a good indication of what the wood looks like under the grime:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59442596@N00/3037218366/
This is what the ‘top’ of the top looks like. This is the side the butcher used for years and shows the knife marks:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59442596@N00/3037218406
These images will give you an idea of the size of the top:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59442596@N00/3037218562
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59442596@N00/3037218508
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59442596@N00/3037218464
So, there it is! Please let me know if you have any questions. I’m going to wait another week before posting it on Craigslist since it took me so long to get pictures up. Oh, and since it was asked… the weight of this beast is somewhere between 265-300 pounds. So if you’re interested, plan accordingly.

HELLO ALL
I am new to LumberJacks. I am making a work bench and googled 3” maple butcher-block top and you came up. Just what I was looking for. Can’t be leave it is 10’ long. I have just the spot for it and I live in the bay area. Is it still available?

-- BigJim2

Hi what a deal I would come and get very quickly if it was still there

Thanks Don

That’s a monster

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Is it still available – I have a van and would be able to pick it up tomorrow – Thursday morning.

Is that possible?

Thanks, Gilly

Hi All,
Sorry to say that the bench is gone. It didn’t get much interest here initially so, I put it on Craigslist locally and it sold in an hour. If you’re looking for something similar, I understand that Urban Ore in Berkeley frequently gets sections of maple bowling alley lanes in the 6’-10’ range. Best of luck!