Using blondewood for workbench

i just have a sheet of melamine
over base cabinets
wax and clean from time to time

a sacrificial 1/4” masonite over the blond wood
would do the same
and can be flipped over
or changed thru the years

go for it

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Im wanting to make a 2×6 table and think I may do 2 layers of blondewood and top it with 1/4” birch.

Blondewood is not one actual type of wood, just what they call the lighter colored woods used in the plywood. I used blondewood plywood from Lowes for my benchtop about 8 or 9 years ago and it’s still holding up well. I believe they called it “Brazilian Blondewood” at that time.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

I was thinking it may chip and crack easy, but it sounds like yours has held up well. I will just do 2 layers of blondewood. I can add to it later if I need. Thanks for the info!