I know variants of this topic come up every once in a while, but I wanted a fresh take on it.
I need to attach a 2" thick hard maple butcher block top to my carcase full of drawers. This will be my assembly table / workbench.
The carcase is 3/4" plywood on 3 sides. At this point, there are no battens on the top of the carcase, as there are drawers there. My present top is 3/4" plywood, attached with multiple screws and L-brackets. I know this is a non-starter for a solid wood top.
The top will be heavy (about 140 lbs or so). It will also have multiple dog holes, and an end vice.
I'd love some good suggestions on how to attach the workbench top to the carcase, while accounting for wood movement as the top should have some, but not the plywood sides and back.