We have a new kitchen with room for an island, but I haven't been able to get around to making it. So, the wife sees a picture in a magazine of buffet-looking piece of furniture with a countertop with legs supporting an overhang. She also recalls a similar unused piece at her parents' house. So, we now have this piece, but it needs a new, larger top. I really don't have the time to build a butcher block top, so I looked around for one. I ended up ordering a 1 3/4 x 30 x 60 maple workbench top from Grizzly. It arrived by freight today. The top was wrapped in a double-layer corrugated carton with heavy cardboard angles around all edges. That was all held on with nylon strapping and what appeared to be an entire roll of packaging tape. Inside, there were hard plastic corners on each corner. Let's just say this was packed very well, IMO. Most importantly, the wife is pleased.
todd