Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article , dpb wrote:

(And, having used it on occasion, I personally would suggest avoiding
Wilsonart like the plague as a newbie -- it chips very easily and is
much more brittle than Formica).

I've used Formica on a couple of recent projects and
Wilsonart on one. I do agree that Formica seems to be
significantly better. I was quite surprised since I
expected them to be pretty much equivalent. I shall
stick to Formica for any new projects since it does
appear to be tougher and more durable.

I don't think the Wilsonart is quite as terrible as you
have portrayed but it sure ain't Formica.

I said to OP "as a newbie"...

For a novice I would repeat the advice -- for more experienced, unless
you're really cash-strapped, I'd still advise against it. Besides being
harder to work with, it doesn't wear nearly as well, either.

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