I saw a local shop charging $200 for a slab glue-up and it got me thinking

I was at Miller's Hardwoods in Columbus last week checking out some maple and noticed they had a sign offering panel glue-ups for $200 per slab. That seems like a lot to me for just gluing and clamping boards together. On the other hand, they're using a jointer and sander that probably cost more than my whole setup, so maybe the price is fair for the machine work. I've always done my own glue-ups at home with pipe clamps and it takes me forever to get everything flat. What do you all think, is $200 a reasonable price for a 4x8 slab glue-up or is that shop trying to make a quick buck off folks who don't have the tools?

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mitchell.lee7h ago

That "per slab" part is the catch nobody's talking about. $200 might be fair if they're doing the flattening and thicknessing too, not just gluing.

david5627h ago

Yeah, that's the thing with these sellers now. Everything's got some fine print or hidden add-on these days, feels like you gotta read a contract just to buy a piece of wood.

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