AV bench made of wood

toocan

im looking for an long bench with 1 shelf to stick my tv on about 1.5 - 2 metres in lench and about 40 cms high. design wise jsut dead simple ive searched high and low and can find some that are veneer but ideally i would like real wood.. any suggestions where i can find one would be apprecaited or where i could buy the wood from to make one

illzlee

any local timber merchants would be able to supply what you're after. There is nothing wrong with veneer using an mdf or chipboard core, this will look like real wood to all intense and purpose. Melamine faced chipboard (MFC) looks a bit cheap IMHO so would avaiod this.

In terms of 'real wood', have an idea of the type you want before heading down to the merchants (ie beech/ash/oak etc...) this will save you making your mind up then and there!

the cost of the hardwood to make such an item could be excessive however, due to the need to buy a minimum quantity, and you wil probably only use sheet materials anywway?

BB1984

Not sure what price range etc you're looking for, but Ikea have got loads of TV benches...

toocan

well i want the wood thickness quite chunky about 15cm. price wise around £250. ive had a look on ikea but they all look too designed i would like something very simple literally a bench with 1 shelf in a nice dark wood.

how much do you think it would cost in materials?

Traveller1981

If you live near a glasswells (I dont know if these are regional), they have a dark (real) wood tv bench with one shelf for £200. Really nice. I was going to get one myself, but it didn't have enough space for all my kit.

toocan

Traveller1981 wrote: »

If you live near a glasswells (I dont know if these are regional), they have a dark (real) wood tv bench with one shelf for £200. Really nice. I was going to get one myself, but it didn't have enough space for all my kit.

cheers i live near southport so miles away unfortunately.. i think my only hope is to have one made any idea what wood it was?