im gonna make a new work table for woodshop. I would like some wood types to use for this. I have a white pine 2×4 on end at the moment. I am looking for semi inexpensive wood types, that hold up well.The table i have now was something i threw together to get me going. I want to upgrade to a more permanent table.
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Post this at Fine Woodworking Knots and you'll get better responses.
What kind of look do you want? Almost any hardwood would be more durable than pine. Take your pick: cherry, oak, walnut, mahogany...
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I've got a couple of work/assembly/tablesaw extension tables I built 25 years ago using doubled 3/4" particle board tops with the edges banded with 1" poplar - (1.5" thick top)
they have served me well -
if I was doing it today, I'd use MDF instead of the particle board -
they are heavy, but that's a good thing -
Screw down some tempered hardboard ("Masonite"). When it gets too bad to work on, replace it. Cheap.
order up a maple butcher block countertop in the length of your choice
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There's something special about thick hardwoods. Don't know what it is, but it's just cool.
Some well seasoned 8/4 oak would be my choice. It's very solid and holds up to all sorts of things. Four strips 8" wide is good for all sorts of things and when the top is chewed up simply rip it down into sizes that will feed through a planer, plane it, and reglue.
You might be surprised how inexpensive oak in random lengths/random widths can be.
I've been thinking of building a new work bench out of some leftover psl beams.I kinda thought this would be cool.
That would be cool.
"I have a white pine 2x4 on end at the moment."
That is very small work table, 1.5 x 3.5". Do you make doll house furniture? <G>.