Mdf Woodworking Bench Top

The two smaller pieces will be butt joined and sandwiched between two 64 x 20 pieces. I drilled about 8 holes for my brass bench dogs. It has no edge protection and i have no problem with chipping although dennis s idea of rounding the edges sounds good.

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Also mdf is super smooth so it s easy to slide things on it great for assembly.

Mdf woodworking bench top. A better grade of particle board really. Combination to get the rigidity and weight of a hard wood without having to be overly concerned with damaging an expensive worktop you might consider attaching an mdf or plywood layer to the top of a hard wood base. Do try to find the 1 mdf it s not fun to handle but less work in the construction. I work in a cabinet shop everyone uses sacrificial mdf for their bench tops.

My bench top is made of 2 half inch pieces of mdf that i laminated together with wood glue and screws. You can also buy it precovered with a laminate product usually white or wood grain. Primarily i used it as a power tool bench but it was big enough that i also could use it for general assembly and finishing tasks the top was a full 4 8 ft. I have never noticed any kind of deformation or loosening of the hold due to the qualities of the mdf.

As well as having the strength to extend beyond the frame mdf provides a flatter surface than plywood for woodworking use. I have used those bench dogs for over a year now when using my hand planes and router etc. The doubled up mdf was dead flat smooth and surprisingly durable and at the time i think i could buy two 4 8 sheets of it for under 40. The 4 x8 mdf sheet is cut into two 64 by 20 sections and two 32 x 20 sections.

Here are a few tips that will make your mdf bench top last longer. When you look at it the particles are smaller than regular particle board. I have my mdf bench top mounted on top of 1 1 8 sub floor plywood with screws slightly recessed and that combination makes for a solid bench top. If you don t want things to slide clamp them down.

Plywood gets much rougher when it gets torn up splinters vs fuzz.