I'm fed-up with not having a proper workbench so I'm going to make one.
Since I just can bring myself to spend $800 for a solid maple top, I'm
going to make one with 3/4" sheets of birch plywood.
Question: Since durability will be important, I thought I'd apply a few
coats of Varathane or similar.
Anyone have other / better ideas ?
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Mark wrote:
> As to the 2x4 approach, I had considered that but I'm concerned about
> getiing it really flat and smooth.
Not that hard if you have a hand plane or two, and all the various tidbits
necessary to handle their care and feeding.
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Junior wrote:
> "Mark" <Mark@_bite-me-spammer_HVWTech.com> wrote in message
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> Do the same type of top but use a standard 2 ax 4 stud.
That'll work fine, but be sure to use yellow pine and not the (much softer)
white pine that is so prevalent these days. And I don't think a film finish
like Varathane is the best thing for a workbench. It won't hold up under all
the punishment, and a wax finish is easier to maintain and will keep glue from
sticking to the surface.
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> Mark@_bite-me-spammer_HVWTech.com says...
> >
> > I'm fed-up with not having a proper workbench so I'm going to make one.
> > Since I just can bring myself to spend $800 for a solid maple top, I'm
> > going to make one with 3/4" sheets of birch plywood.
> >
> > Question: Since durability will be important, I thought I'd apply a few
> > coats of Varathane or similar.
> >
>
> Think you'll be dis-satisfied after it gets dinged a bit and you
> cannot repair the finish. Try something like beeswax dissolved in
> turpentine -- a traditional workbench finish.
>
> > Anyone have other / better ideas ?
> >
Ah....now we're getting somewhere -a wax finish's resistance to glue is
something I hadn't thought of !
As to the 2x4 approach, I had considered that but I'm concerned about
getiing it really flat and smooth.
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Mark
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"Mark" <Mark@_bite-me-spammer_HVWTech.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I'm fed-up with not having a proper workbench so I'm going to make one.
> Since I just can bring myself to spend $800 for a solid maple top, I'm
> going to make one with 3/4" sheets of birch plywood.
>
> Question: Since durability will be important, I thought I'd apply a few
> coats of Varathane or similar.
>
> Anyone have other / better ideas ?
>
> --
> Mark
> Mark@_Bite-Me-Spammer_HVWTech.com (remove the obvious to reply)
Do the same type of top but use a standard 2 ax 4 stud.
Junior
In article <[email protected]>,
Mark@_bite-me-spammer_HVWTech.com says...
>
> I'm fed-up with not having a proper workbench so I'm going to make one.
> Since I just can bring myself to spend $800 for a solid maple top, I'm
> going to make one with 3/4" sheets of birch plywood.
>
> Question: Since durability will be important, I thought I'd apply a few
> coats of Varathane or similar.
>
Think you'll be dis-satisfied after it gets dinged a bit and you
cannot repair the finish. Try something like beeswax dissolved in
turpentine -- a traditional workbench finish.
> Anyone have other / better ideas ?
>
>