Well I got off my butt this past weekend and went and bought a piece of plywood to resurface the stupid desk I have at home. It was just 2 pieces of melamine with a fat 19" CRT sitting on them for the past few years. Needless to say the stuff had sagged and with my new U2711 in place things were really looking rubbish.
I however opted for some shutter ply because it's harder wood it seems. The top ply is kinda ok, but after attempting some staining I found the grain comes through pretty bad. I'm using a test piece to see how filler will work out, but seems I have a ton of sanding ahead of me.
How are you going to seal the plywood? Just varnish? I might try Plascon Glatex 8 2-part epoxy coating once I've stained it all.
To top it off the hardware botched the cut. The idiot at the counter heard me say 1.2m x 0.80m and promptly had them cut 1.1m length. The result was them rushing me out of the hardware before I could complain. They just dumped the entire sheet of shutter ply cuts in the trolley. At least one of the offcuts wound up being 1.3m or so, so I have to cut it down to size. Lotsa spare wood though all for less than $20.
I still want to do a complete desk setup or my "study". I suspect getting all that wood home would not do so well in my VW Mk1 Golf.
Apart from that, having the right tools to do all the jobs is a definite plus. The shop you're working in looks like a fantastic playground. I'm stuck with a jigsaw, drill, sander and a 30-year old hammer. I can't fathom how much all that equipment would cost.
I however opted for some shutter ply because it's harder wood it seems. The top ply is kinda ok, but after attempting some staining I found the grain comes through pretty bad. I'm using a test piece to see how filler will work out, but seems I have a ton of sanding ahead of me.
How are you going to seal the plywood? Just varnish? I might try Plascon Glatex 8 2-part epoxy coating once I've stained it all.
To top it off the hardware botched the cut. The idiot at the counter heard me say 1.2m x 0.80m and promptly had them cut 1.1m length. The result was them rushing me out of the hardware before I could complain. They just dumped the entire sheet of shutter ply cuts in the trolley. At least one of the offcuts wound up being 1.3m or so, so I have to cut it down to size. Lotsa spare wood though all for less than $20.
I still want to do a complete desk setup or my "study". I suspect getting all that wood home would not do so well in my VW Mk1 Golf.
Apart from that, having the right tools to do all the jobs is a definite plus. The shop you're working in looks like a fantastic playground. I'm stuck with a jigsaw, drill, sander and a 30-year old hammer. I can't fathom how much all that equipment would cost.