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Help making a standing door stop heavier? (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago by Majawat@lemm.ee to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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To preface this, I have no idea what I'm doing. This is basically my first woodworking project.

I'm making a standing, wooden door stop (as opposed to a wedge style). But I'm not sure it'll be heavy enough without some addition.

Currently, I'm glueing 3 (or 4) layers of solid 1x8 Aspen wood board together, then cutting the shape out with a band saw. Then sanding, painting, and sealing them.

Thoughts on how to, simply, add weight?

One thought I had was to have the middle layer as just the outline of the shape with the bottom cut out, so the resulting piece is kind of hollow. Then filling that space with plaster of paris.

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[โ€“] bestusername@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Drill holes underneath and fill then with fishing leads.

[โ€“] chipt4@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yep this and/or wheel weights or buckshot

Edit: also might add some sort of grippy, non-slip material to the bottom so it's not entirely relying on sheer weight. Also, hot glue can secure the weights in the cavity so they don't rattle.