I have a couple of extra Snap-on bottom roll cabinets. KRA-2008. Like the picture below, but not new (matter of fact they are from the late 80s from our shop and I don't really use them as tool boxes anymore)
The idea is to put them both with about 3 feet between them and a common work bench connecting them, a WAG would be a 36x72 or so bench top
I was thinking of gluing a bunch of 2x4s together and then sanding and oiling them, but I think pine won't be durable. Oak would be pretty expensive.
I also considered counter top from Lowes/Home Depot, etc, the backsplash that is built in would be nice, but I would imagine that they are not very chemical or heat resistant, plus it seems bolting a vise to it could cause a counter top to fail.
Anyone have any other ideas? My goal is to make it look like it could be bought from Snap on and be very usable without fear of breaking the bank.