When building your desks, What kind of wood?

[Dalinkwent48@aim.com]

I'm gonna be starting my desk build hopefully within the next few weeks and was trying to figure out what type of wood to go with. Should i just go and grab a few sheets of 1/2" ply or would it be better to go with MDF? Or what else would work?

And also, laminate is fucking EXPENSIVE, around here I cant find a 4x8 sheet for anything under 65 bucks, its halfway making more sense to jump on the "me too train" and pick up that $200 one from musicians friend.

 

[sprack]

Don't do MDF. Dust from that stuff is a bitch. I do most everything in 3/4" birch ply, you can probably use 1/2 or 5/8 for a lot of it. $65 for a 4x8? That sux, I'm paying $38 right now.

 

[Dalinkwent48@aim.com]

Where are u getting it for 38?

 

[Wolfeman]

I get my 4x8 sheets of 3/4 inch birch or oak ply for $29 at lowes/home depot. The lumber yard around here is even cheaper, but they are assholes to deal with.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

What do you guys call this stuff?

It's real wood glued together. Sturdy, looks nice and it's cheap.

 

[Dalinkwent48@aim.com]

^ not a clue what that would be called


I think im gonna take a trip over to the lumber yard by me tomorrow and check out some prices on the wood.

And then hold a gun to whoever is trying to sell me 65 dollar sheets of laminate and very calmly ask him to give me a discount.

 

[sprack]

Home Despot/Lowes here.

Jarkko that looks like butcher block, used on tables and counter tops.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I used birtch ply. Desk took 2 sheets.