Hickory Stair Treads

vaultf600

very nice work!! pipe clamps are cheap too. wouldn't even cut into your profit much and you can make them long as you want. great thread all the way through your project.

Leo G

I don't consider pipe clamps that inexpensive. as a single unit they my not be all that expensive but you need to buy them in multi pairs to have enough to do the job. I usually use the 1/2" Pony heads, I can get them at Coastal Tool for about $9 each, black pipe is about $2/ft so a 10' section is $20. Usually I make 3 sections of clamps out of one pipe, two 42" and one 36". This means I need 3 heads. so now we're up to $47. 3 clamps will let you clam a board around 30" long. His bottom stair tread was about 6' long which means he is going to need about $120 in clamps to do it. Although $120 doesn't seem like much, it will take a good bite out of your profit. Especially if this is "learning" profit. The only good thing is the clamps, as long as you don't lose them, will be with you for a very long time. It took me years to buy the clamps necessary to go around in circles. That is, by the time the first set of glue ups is dry I can start taking those clamps off and reusing them. Most stuff stays in the clamps for 1 hour and it usually takes me about 6 minutes to glue (my average) something up. Lots of clamps.

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neolitic

Clamps are one thing I never seem
to quit buying.....always need
more clamps!

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dokuhaku

Actually, that is my son cruising the lo(n)g board. Check him out here, cruising a wood project we designed together: http://dokuhaku.deviantart.com/art/LOnG-Board-22875104

Now THAT is some genius woodworking right there!

vaultf600

leo ... i get 9 bucks x 6 head units =$54
2, 20' pieces of pipe= 40
total 94 dollars for 6 camps. either way they are twice as much as rachet straps which we all have in the back of our trucks. I have used straps for the same thing but it is nice to have a clamp. expecially one that you can buy more pipe for at any size and make it work later if need be. oh well cheap compaired to bessys and expensive compaired to a one time use.

dokuhaku

Pipe clamps were definitelty the missing item on this job. I will be investing in some for (god willing) the next project of this size. Thanks for the input and the kind words!

dokuhaku

awesome, thoughtful responses.