What Would A 5x5 Wood Block Be As A Hex Dumbbell

[endymion88]

just wondering the proportions of hex heads and got a 3.5x3.5 and a 5x5 and wondering what they would be equivalent to..

[Autolupus]

Don't really understand the question...but if you mean what would some wood cut to the same dimensions as your hex dumbells weigh, then that will depend on the type of wood.

Here's a useful site, when estimating weights: http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm

Steel being 7.85kg 100mm³

[vikingsrule92]

Don't really understand the question...but if you mean what would some wood cut to the same dimensions as your hex dumbells weigh, then that will depend on the type of wood.

Here's a useful site, when estimating weights: http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm

Steel being 7.85kg 100mm³

I think he means size-wise. In that regard a 5x5 would be about the size of a 50 lb (half 100) hex block. But it's impossible to compare the two because of the different textures. Just because you can lift 50 lbs on a 5x5, you probbaly won't be able to lift a 50 hex because it's much more slippery.

[endymion88]

Don't really understand the question...but if you mean what would some wood cut to the same dimensions as your hex dumbells weigh, then that will depend on the type of wood.

Here's a useful site, when estimating weights: http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm

Steel being 7.85kg 100mm³

I think he means size-wise. In that regard a 5x5 would be about the size of a 50 lb (half 100) hex block. But it's impossible to compare the two because of the different textures. Just because you can lift 50 lbs on a 5x5, you probbaly won't be able to lift a 50 hex because it's much more slippery.

vikingsrule nailed it on the head for me. thank you both i know that the wood would have more texture and i also just plan to use the block as a training tool since free block from work>>>going to a sporting store and cutting a dumbell in half.

[ElZorro]

Sand that block down with some high grit paper and it should get pretty slippery, depending on the type of wood we're talking about, especially if we are talking hardwoods(oak or maple for example).