We had our monthly meeting today and the subject of my bench with the masonite solid core doors came up. One of the guys mentioned the local Habitat for Humanity store had some doors, so I stopped by to have a look. A near new oak finished flush solid core door, 36 x 83"x 1 3/4", with a nice varnish finish, was $25. Yep, it had a hole for the lock set and some nitches for the hinges, but one could ealy rip down a 32" bench top from it and only have to seal the ripped edge. I almost bought one to top my current door.

While I was there, I noticed they had cutoffs of ply, wood, Trim board, etc. All the stuff that is cluttering my garage/shop. My next trip is a deposit, and I'll then go there for stuff before the hardware store and I won't feel the need to save the stuff in case I may need it some day.

Don