Am I the only one that writes all over the white formica outfeed table on my TS?

Yep! You are. I just write all over my hands, arms, shirt front, etc. I’m a pig. You’re neat.
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

For me it’s the rough sawn on the rack, or, the off-fall in the bin that becomes my handy notepad in the throes of a project. Who needs a notepad?

-- "Hard work is not defined by the difficulty of the task as much as a person's desire to perform it.", DS251

I use a white board given to me by wife for this exact purpose.

-- Bert

I write on carpenters paper (wood) :))

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I use 5×7 notepads. I bought a huge stack of them several years ago for $3 and heep several aound the shop near the saws and worktable.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

Whatever is handy. Later it becomes like a historical reference.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

One thing for sure…your wife is right. None of US ever write on your TS

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

I have notepads too but I will write on anything thats handy if one of them isnt close by. Recently I used a pencil to write a critical measurement on the edge of a piece that I had just cut. I then promptly glued the piece in place without transferring the note to my notepad. And off course I forgot what it was. DOH!

-- “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” ~ JRR Tolkien

I write on my Grey Formica Covered Bench all the time, Great place to keep #’s or measurements

-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one

I use my white formica router table top as my notepad. Works great, and it’s right there where I need most of the time. I “erase” with mineral spirits. Sometimes I just stand back and admire all my ciphering like it was a work of art.

I plan to graduate up to white-board surfaced cupboard doors soon, though. But I don’t know if I will like that any better.
Best regards,
juanabee

-- "Life's nonsense pierces us with strange relation." Wallace Stevens

My TS extension table is black I would write on it if it was white. Maybe I just need a white pensil ;) I write on everything thats handy and doesn’t cause me extra work.

-- If I cut it too short I can scab a piece on, but if it's too long what do I do?

Come on, get with the current technology :) Dry erase markers.

-- Woodworking shouldn't cost a fortune: http://lowbudgetwoodworker.blogspot.com/

My bench is 4’x12’ and covered with white formica. It gets written and drawn on constantly. Those big crepe blocks that we clean sanding belts with make great benchtop erasers!

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

On construction jobs, very few note pads seemed to be available, so when we went to the lumberyard, a
piece of wood was usually the shopping list. Still have the habit, and am not going to change now.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

My out feed is white and I have written notes and measurements on it for about 25 years. I’m with you brother!

-- Sam Hamory - The project is never finished until its "finished"!