rimcanyon
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2002
- Location
- Salinas, CA USA
Its been about 15 yrs. since I had to buy some big dimension douglas fir and I was blown away by the pricing. 8x8 at $17.95 lineal foot, etc.
Well I found some short (6') 8x8's cheap ($10 ea.). They were used as center guide rail posts and are being replaced by concrete barriers, but the condition is good. Problem is I need 8 to 9' 8x8's. I also need some 8 to 9' 8x12's. This is for a trellis that covers the walkway to the shop and house.
I have a 20" bandsaw, so I can resurface the posts (they need to be rough to match existing).
The question is, how can I splice the 6' posts to make 8' or 9' posts in a way that would maintain their strength and that would have reasonable aesthetics, i.e. joints that would look nice. I'd use clear epoxy, I'm not worried about longevity of the joint, just strength in an earthquake. Some kind of long splice joint would be best, since I have 3 feet of excess length if I am using two 6'ers to make a 9' post.
Easy to fabricate would be a plus.
-Dave
Well I found some short (6') 8x8's cheap ($10 ea.). They were used as center guide rail posts and are being replaced by concrete barriers, but the condition is good. Problem is I need 8 to 9' 8x8's. I also need some 8 to 9' 8x12's. This is for a trellis that covers the walkway to the shop and house.
I have a 20" bandsaw, so I can resurface the posts (they need to be rough to match existing).
The question is, how can I splice the 6' posts to make 8' or 9' posts in a way that would maintain their strength and that would have reasonable aesthetics, i.e. joints that would look nice. I'd use clear epoxy, I'm not worried about longevity of the joint, just strength in an earthquake. Some kind of long splice joint would be best, since I have 3 feet of excess length if I am using two 6'ers to make a 9' post.
Easy to fabricate would be a plus.
-Dave