Glue post?

[ante.b]

knot-free pine or spruce to make a 125x125 post?
dimensions and number of pieces when gluing together?

 

[fribygg]

Will you have it indoors or outdoors? visible? load-bearing?

 

[ante.b]

Are you going to have it inside or outside? visible? load-bearing?

visible outside deck post

 

[fribygg]

Why knot-free?

 

[ante.b]

Why knot-free?

Isn't that stronger timber or does it not matter?

 

[fribygg]

For the outdoor deck post, I consider it completely unnecessary.

Why not buy a ready-made 125*125 mm post instead of gluing?

 

[ante.b]

For a deck post outdoors, I consider it completely unnecessary.

Why not buy a pre-made 125*125 mm post instead of gluing?

ok
have the material and machines

 

[Dowser4711]

If you have the material you want to use, it's better to start there.

What dimensions do you currently have that you want to build into 125x125?

 

[ante.b]

If you have the material you want to use, it's better to start there.

What dimensions do you have now that you want to build together to 125x125?

Rougher just to split down and plane

stronger if I glue together 25mm than 45mm thickness for a post?

 

[Dowser4711]

Rougher just to split down and plane

How about splitting them down to 125x125, or 125x62.5 and gluing them together?


I'm not quite sure what your question is.
Which dimensions together make 125x125?

 

[ante.b]

How about splitting them down to 125x125, or 125x62.5 and glueing them together?


I'm not quite sure what your question is.
What dimensions together become 125x125?

The finished post should be 125x125 (wxd)

The question is whether the post becomes stronger if I glue it together with several thinner boards rather than with 2 to 125x125?

 

[jonaserik]

If it's going to be a post 125X125, then it starts by roughly splitting it down to about 75X75. Joint plane and turn the growth rings against each other. If it's for outdoor use, Polyurethane glue is the best, then there will be many clamps needed to pull everything together. After gluing, there will be another round of planing/sanding. The 75X75 is because some material is removed during processing.

As some say, buy a ready-made post. The problem is that it contains heartwood and can start twisting and cracking. I've made posts as described above but split 45 X 95 X 2.5 meters and glued. Such a post in pine will never twist.

 

[fribygg]

Rougher just to split down and plane

stronger if I glue together 25mm than 45mm thickness for a post?

If you have rough, knot-free timber, you can make a "pipe" from one-inch boards

 

[fribygg]

knot-free pine or spruce to make a 125x125 post?
dimensions and number of pieces when gluing together?

Spruce is good outdoors

 

[ante.b]

If it's going to be a post 125X125, you need to split it roughly to about 75 X75. Plane it straight and turn the annual rings against each other. If it's for outdoor use, Polyurethane glue is the best, then you'll need many clamps to pull everything together. After gluing, there will be another round of planing/sanding. The 75X75 is because some material is lost during processing.
As some say, buy a pre-made post. The problem is that it is heartwood in such and can start to twist and crack. I've made posts as described above but split 45 X 95 X 2.5 meters and glued. Such a post in pine will never twist.

prefer pine? heart side outwards or inwards on the post?