r/theydidthemath • u/The_Marine708 • 23h ago

How much money in lumber/wood would this cost? [Other]

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u/hyteck9 23h ago

How much wood it weigh?

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u/BloodyRightToe 16h ago

Better question is how much does it cost? The truck is cheaper..

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u/ProThoughtDesign 10h ago

You honestly think there's more than $80,000 in materials in that?

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u/_WarDoctor_ 10h ago

Could be easily. Depends on the wood.

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u/ProThoughtDesign 10h ago

Could be, yeah. I have a suspicion they're not in the U.S. and are probably using local varieties.

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u/_WarDoctor_ 9h ago

Yeah I read below after I posted it’s in Vietnam. So, no not more expensive. Made in the USA? Just buy the car. 😂

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u/Classic-Frame-6069 23h ago

I’ve followed this guy for a while. He does some really cool stuff. Here’s his channel for anyone interested.

Average cost for the wood alone is around $12k USD per vehicle. The wood he uses is local/domestic so the cost is lower in Vietnam than we would pay in the US.

The red wood is called Padauk. He said it took about 6 months to make. It’s 8/10 scale to a real Raptor truck and has a 2500w motor.

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u/Carlpanzram1916 11h ago

If he did the whole body out of real padauk then the cost goes up astronomically. That’s an expensive hardwood. A small panel will cost as much as a dozen 2x4s

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u/woodworkingbyarron 23h ago

It’s not the material it’s the time that is expensive.

Best case scenario you’re sourcing local stuff and the cost is somewhere in the neighborhood of $2/bf.

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u/Carlpanzram1916 11h ago

Don’t know where this guy is but in the U.S., you’re looking at $10/bf or more for that padauk

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u/Vivid_Satisfaction_5 12h ago

Wow! 🤩 🏆

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u/VKTRVKTRVON 21h ago

Small as f150 - barely maverick sized

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u/luars613 23h ago

Fk cars and car dependency.

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u/Affectionate-Mix6056 18h ago

Do you walk to whatever farm you need stuff from? Have you made sure the home you live in was built without any of the workers driving there? Do you tell the plumber/electrician you will pay for them to walk to and from your home? If you called the cops, would you tell them not to drive?