"Charlie Self" wrote in message
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Mike in Mystic notes:

Good suggestion for the counter top. I was thinking that laminate would
be
pretty durable and that I'd be doing my chiseling, etc. on the joiner's
bench, but you're likely correct that at some point I'd do something like
that (or someone else) and I'd have a nice chip or something.


You're probably like most of us: use your elbow to sweep working space
clear,
when your hands are full of project. Then plunk it down and start
chopping. Or
spraying on varnish. Either way, the blinking laminate suffers while the
hardboard just looks naturally used.

Charlie Self


My workbench has a laminate surface. It is durable, flat, and the
particular pattern (granite) covers up wear. It looks great.

It is also slick. I am forced to put down an anti-skid pad way to
frequently in the middle of projects. Eventually, I'll probably laminate a
piece of hardboard over the laminate.

James...