I am reading the latest (December) issue of workbench. There is an article there about kitchen remodel and on page 77 I am reading about economical hard maple countertops. The article says they are from John Boos, even provides a link to johnboos.com. The article says they are 1-1/2" thick and come at less than $4 per square foot. When I read that I figured I found myself a good source of workbench top material. My problem is that when I go to www.johnboos.com all the butcher block countertop surfaces there are called "ultra-premium" and prices are somewhat different. Sample countertop I am interested is 72"x25" x1-1/2" thick and it is quoted at $350, which is around $30 per square foot. Can somebody please tell me if I am reading it wrong or maybe I have a problem with my math.
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Alex V -
I read that same article last night and had the same idea as you about using it for a workbench top...but I thought at the time that the price quote was not right.
I think that must be a typo in the article...Probably should read $40 per square foot.
If anyone does find 1.5" thick maple tops for $4/square foot, let me know!Mike
Drywall screws are not wood screws -
It had to be a typo. A square foot of 1.5" maple counter top 1.5 board feet and that would make it $2.67 per board foot. I can't come close to that for just rough maple around here, much less already made into a top.
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Around here (southeast Wisconsin), 4/4 select and better hard maple is $2.25 per board foot.quote:Originally posted by DonHo
It had to be a typo. A square foot of 1.5" maple counter top 1.5 board feet and that would make it $2.67 per board foot. I can't come close to that for just rough maple around here, much less already made into a top.
DonHo
http://kmhardwoods.com/fsetprices.htm
Maybe I should get into the maple counter top business . . .
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