"dadiOH" writes:
blueman wrote:
Looking for suggestion for a durable stain grade wood for bathroom
vanity top. The bathroom is shared by 4 kids so it gets a fair bit of
use and abuse, including all the usual soap scum, toothpaste, water
puddles, etc.

For durability, I plan to clear-coat the top (after staining) with
several thin layers of West System Epoxy resin & 207 special coating
hardening.

Since I need to stain the top quite dark to match the existing
vanity, I imagine that the character of the wood is less important
than durability and suitability for the bathroom environment.

My initial thought was to use either cherry or white oak -- and was
leaning towards white oak since it is harder and a little less
expensive though perhaps cherry will be prettier(?). My sense is that
cheaper woods like pine or poplar even if I could get away with them
due to the dark stain color, would be too soft.


Guess what...that super thin layer of cherry or white oak is on top of
(probably) poplar. The choice of face veneer won't amount to a hill of
beans as far as hardness or durability goes.

I am making the top myself so it will be solid wood glued-up...