03-03-2012, 08:47 AM
teejay Wrote:The other route I might go is to look for used wood .....we have another expressway being built and hundreds of homes were expropriated so there should be a decent supply of wood somewhere . Atleast it will be dried out and won't bend .
I don't have a table saw for ripping 1x6's but I could have access to one . I think I'll head out and do a little "fact-finding" today .
T
If you can't find decent lumber, two other possibilities are either poplar which is about the least expensive hardwood that you can get. More expensive than construction grade pine, but cheaper than clear pine. The other possibility if you have access to a table saw is to get 3/4 inch plywood and cut dimensional lumber from it. A third possibility is to use steel studs for the bench work.