Here’s my situation... I have 6’ long by 2’ deep base cabinet I’m installing in my shop. The base cabinet came from my wife’s work place; they were going to throw it away. It’s a little beat up, but perfectly fine for a workshop. I wasn’t able to recover the counter top that was originally on the cabinet.
Here’s what I’m doing for a countertop... I took a 4x8 sheet of ¾” mdf and cut it in half length ways, so I have 2 2x8 sheets of mdf. These 2 layers will be the base of the countertop; I’ll top it with 1/8” tempered hardboard. Since the cabinet is 2’ deep, the mdf will end up roughly flush to the front of the cabinet; but I’d like to have a 1 ½” overhang. So I’m planning on permently attaching a 1 ½” x 2” piece of wood to the edge of the mdf. This will give me an overhang, the appearance of a thicker counter top and something solid to attach oak trim to. The replaceable hardboard top would cover the mdf and the wood overhang. I would end up with a 25 ½” deep countertop wrapped with oak.
The question is: What’s the best method for attaching solid wood to the edge of 2 sandwiched layers of ¾” mdf?
I’ve thought of two ways; biscuits and glue, or 1” dowels, drill a 1” hole 1” deep into the edge of mdf sandwich and glue in a 1” section of 1” dowel, then attached the real wood overhang to the wood dowels with screws. The way I see it, biscuit would be easier and quicker, but perhaps not as strong as the dowels. Anyone see any issues with using biscuits?
Thanks for any and all responses.