appropriate wood for bun feet
Brad in Cocoa, Fl
>I am building a dresser for my son. The plans call for turned feet. I have some soft maple. Would this species of wood be durable enough? Oh and the feet will be clear finished. Thanks.
Brad
appropriate wood for bun feet
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#2Re: appropriate wood for bun feet
JManuel
>Most of the time, bunn feet are made from the same wood as the rest of the piece.....i've turned lots of them from soft maple...and i've turned them from pine, walnut, hickory, etc.....
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Brad in Cocoa, Fl
>Thanks for the response. The casework will be birch ply edged with poplar and painted. The plans call for a natural finished trim detail at the bottom with natural finished feet. SWMBO really likes the look so she will get what she wants.
Brad
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#4Re: appropriate wood for bun feet
RevDoug
>Since the rest of the piece is going to be painted, I think I would go with a hard maple. It won't mean much, but 50 years down the road when somebody slides that chest across the garage floor, they will be glad that the builder had the forsight to put those hard feet on it. Actually, I like the look of the natural with paint too. What ever you use, I would go opposite the colot of the paint. If its going to be dark paint, use a light wood, and visa-versa.
Turn 'em round,
RevDoug
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#5Re: appropriate wood for bun feet
William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey
>The most important considerations for durability of bun feet are straight grain, and making sure the bottom face is not too big nor too flat. If the bun comes down hard on an edge of the base that has a shear plane that goes out into thin air at the neck, the unsupported piece will split off.