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another wedging table design

updated sat 9 dec 06

 

Taylor Hendrix on fri 8 dec 06


Okay,

Plaster wedging tables are great. Pouring a wedging table precovered
with heavy duty canvas is even better, but for tables larger than say
2 feet by 18 inches, the plaster needs seem too great to me. Remember
my wedging "board" I made? 50 lbs of plaster! Ugh. And then there is
the issue with slam wedging being hard on plaster wedging bats. Don't
forget that plaster shrinks a bit when it dries.

Now here is my design followed by a question. I have several sheets of
chip board that I was 'gifted' and I want to use it up making a heavy
duty wedging station. I plan on using the chip board to build a sturdy
cabinet body and an old solid core door for the counter top. Now, the
only problem I see is that the nice heavy door is particle
board/veneer sandwich. I don't think that will hold up well to
moisture, so I plan on covering with either wood or maybe hardie
underlayment. I plan on using this for both slam wedging and my
kneeding jobs.

Question: What is the best surface material for my particular
application? Should I forget the door and go with a thick plywood?
Should I buy some pine planks instead? Will hardy board be too
absorbent?

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Taylor, in Rockport TX
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