I've been thinking about doing a workbench for a while, but laminating the top sorta drove me away.
After trolling craigslist, I found a guy selling a 1.75" x 18" x 87" thick pacific maple countertop that might do the trick.
However:
1. It's 1.7 hours away each way! Plus with rains, it'd be more like 2 hours each way.
2. Is 1.75" thick enough for one of these benches?
3. I'll need to crosscut off about 8-10" off the end for it to fit in my car.
4. Should I build a split-top instead?