I've been looking through plans and as soon as I finish up the TS extension table, I plan to get started on a router table.
I bought a sheet of phenolic coated baltic birch plywood, of which 1/2 is being used for the TS extension. My old TS extension table and TS wing build in router table were made with while melamine coated MDF. These seemed fine at the time. The phenolic coated ply is super slick. For the TS extension I like this as the wood will just glide across it.

But, for a router table do you want a worktop with a bit of bite to it? I went to woodcraft yesterday and checked out the three floor models they had setup. All were nowhere as slick as the phenolic ply, and I know at least one had some texture on it.

Suggestions? This will be the first dedicated router table I'll have ever used. I'd just assume get it right the first time if I can.