Wood choice for bench dogs.

[JJ1]

Hi,

I would like to make some bench dogs and was wondering what would be the best wood to use from the following selection http://www.plugitdowel.co.uk/wood-products/dowelling-round

 

[Peter Sefton]

I would happily use Ash, Beech or Maple. The bench dogs I make for sale are Ramin dowel and they get daily use in the school we haven't broken one in 5 years! The shear strength of these timbers is amazing and I don't foresee you having problems with any of them.

 

[John15]

I have made mine from 19mm Oak but any of the above suggested by PS would be OK.

John

 

[JJ1]

Thanks very much guys. I appreciate your help

 

[lanemaux]

As I don't really know what your "pound shops" are like , this may not help any. At my dollar store they stock replacement mop and broom handles for a dollar or in some cases two. These are hardwood dowels of inch thickness and 4 ft. length, many unpainted . I think ours are maple and if care is excercised , nice straight grained examples could be chosen. Just a thought.

 

[JJ1]

I did think about using broom handles but wasn't sure what the thickness would be. I'm after 19mm (3/4") which seems to be a difficult size to get locally, thankfully it's readily available online though.