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tEN wOLVES · 01-18-2009, 07:15 PM

I'm building a new bench right now, it's 96" long x 34" deep x 36" high, I'm using the 2x4 basics, kit for my legs, and for the two lower shelves I'm using 1/2" thick shop plywood, placed over the 2x4 with 3, 2x4 spacers in between, the top I chose to go with Oak hard wood plywood and 3/4" thick, I've found that a good hard wood top is hard to beat, I stained the top and the shelves with Min Wax stain & filler, then two coats of Varithane Polyurethane on the two shelves and 5 coats on the top, I made a bench like this 20 years ago and it's still in great shape, and the finish has held up great, the only reason I'm making another one is I've been sharing that bench with my leather work.

tEN wOLVES

01-18-2009, 07:15 PM	#2
tEN wOLVES V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northridge, California Posts: 174	Re: Building materials for loading bench surface? I'm building a new bench right now, it's 96" long x 34" deep x 36" high, I'm using the 2x4 basics, kit for my legs, and for the two lower shelves I'm using 1/2" thick shop plywood, placed over the 2x4 with 3, 2x4 spacers in between, the top I chose to go with Oak hard wood plywood and 3/4" thick, I've found that a good hard wood top is hard to beat, I stained the top and the shelves with Min Wax stain & filler, then two coats of Varithane Polyurethane on the two shelves and 5 coats on the top, I made a bench like this 20 years ago and it's still in great shape, and the finish has held up great, the only reason I'm making another one is I've been sharing that bench with my leather work. tEN wOLVES