After building a Norm inspired workbench that couldn't be used for serious woodworking (no overhang for clamps) and several roll around cabinets, I have decided to build a serious (to me) workbench that will also be a semi-permanent home for my chop saw, have a face vise and storage for my wood scraps (I'm such a pack rat). It's not as heavy duty as those that Chris S. builds and demonstrates but it is securely anchored between two steel posts in the basement.
My question has to do with the top. Having read many posts about the pros and cons of different woods for the top I decided to use plain old 2X4 stud material milled flat to 1-1/4 X 3-1/4 on edge and put hardwood flooring on top of that.
Looking at flooring at the local HD and Lowes I find that there are basically two types - real wood and laminate. I used the key test and the real wood left me underwhelmed (too easily scratched) - so it looks like I'm going to use the laminate.
Any comments and suggestions (especially on gluing down the laminate) would be greatly appreciated.