Hi newbie with question

[marxus]

Hi All,

Sorry to be a newbie with a question but I've searched the net and forums and can't find an answer to what I'm sure is a very simple question!

I want to buy a piece of wood for a worktop. Roughly 250-275cm long with depth of 60cm. My local yard currently only has 'Lebanon Cedar' of this width. However the thickness is 2.5 cm which I suspect may be too thin and might warp. Can anyone offer advice as to whether Cedar is suitable and is so what the minimum thickness should be. Or any other suggestions re wood and thickness?

I want to use wood rather than ply etc as I'm hoping all I need to do is sand and finish it without the need for my non-existant wood working skills.

Cheers

 

[gasman]

Mmmm cedar smells lovely and will keep moths out of your workshop but not much good for a worktop. Also 25mm is to thin so it will move all over the place. For ease and cost, I'd go with decent quality 1" plywood doubled up - glued with PVA and and screwed together from the underneath every 6 inches or so - or even MDF would give you a flat stable hardwearing surface which it is easy to replace. Im sure others will be along to give a view soon
Best wishes
Mark

 

[AndyT]

Getting any sort of timber in that size in a single piece will be difficult and expensive. And as a single piece you will need to design in ways to cope with unavoidable expansion and contraction and probably twisting cupping and splitting.
That's why the normal answer for wooden worktops is a manufactured board made of small stable strips glued together.
These are normally sold by specialist worktop distributors or kitchen suppliers. I'm assuming this is for a kitchen; do say if it's not.

 

[marxus]

cheers for the replies....Ikea it is then...........