concrete (cinder) block tower with wood chopping block for turntable stand
Any suggestions from users who have done, or contemplate doing this. I looked at concrete blocks at Lowes last night. I made two stacks of 3 side by side, plus a solid block (without the center openings) as the top block. This gave me about 34" in height. Then the thought is either a Walnut or Bamboo chopping board for a top shelf. I would use four cork or cork/rubber sandwich (2"X 2") squares to couple the wood chopping block to the concrete tower. I am also considering an Isoacoustics platform as a more expensive alternative. Fire away....?
....one simple and cheap suggestion, if you opt to infill the hollows in the blocks with sand.... Get a box of those heavy-duty trash bags and put one in each void to hold the sand. One brilliant day pending, you may want (or have to) dismantle your 'stack'....and +/- 2.5 cu.ft. of loose sand will really totally trash not only your 'tude, but likely the floor.... It ought to make for one stable platform, though...'bout 500 lbs. worth, on just under 2 sq. ft. .... Hope the floor's up to it...🤞 |
@kingharold , if it's mass & weight in wood, I can recommend locust (rubinia), any variety...and given the thought I just might give it a go..*G* I end up with short but large diameter chunks and some slab (3"+) 'drops' that have to be moved with a hand truck... Laughs @ carbide....even dried, it's worse than the monoblock from hell... Pre-drill or strip the head of fasteners....Snaps lag screws where the threads end if you don't. Only recourse is to grind it flush. |
