Hi Guys,
Seems like this is the best place to pop this question down...
As a side project, I am working up the parts for my first (nice) workbench. I had about 70 bdft of 8/4 Maple, and decided to work something up like seen on the cover of FWW tools issue of last year. Well, I have all the base parts to rough dimensions, and it is apparent that I will not have enough Maple to finish off the bench top.
So, I need more wood, who doesn't? I will most likely have the wood shipped to me, and have in the past ordered from several of the on-line mills. After shipping costs, it looks like I can get Maple or European Beech for about the same price... The base price for the Beech is higher, but I can get free shipping from West Penn if I order 250 bdft of Exotic wood, and I am sure that I can find plenty of other wood to fill the order in.
Anyway, I figure a Maple base with a Beech top would not look bad...
However, was looking for opinions on selection... any thoughts?
-Jim