"AArDvarK" wrote in
news%%Lc.15960$Zr.5639@okepread01:


May I butt in? I need advice too. I will use my gorrilla-rack work
bench, with the top metal parts that hold the top assmbled upside-down
so they can be "filled" with the wood, I really can't afford very much
maple but my grandmother gave me her old maple breakfast table, should
be about 7 or 8 BF of wood, need a full 10 BF @ 1" thick for the top
only, using a cheaper wood underneath like maybe poplar, laminated on.
Will this idea work? Or should I use another "under" wood?

(If I used all maple I would need a full 30 BF and that would be WAY
too expensive! 24"x60"x3" thick)


If that's what you're going to use for leg support, then consider using CDX
plywood to build up the thickness, with the maple top. The differences
won't be apparent in use.

You can build a perfectly servicable bench from construction grade lumber,
using the right joinery. While maple is great, don't let the lack of a
great bench stop you from working on the projects you really want to build.

If you want to build an heirloom bench later, when time, space and money
allow, you'll be more experienced, and do a better job.

Patriarch