With limited timber i used veneers for the top and shelf. Not owning a band saw i had to use my table saw so was limited in veneer width by the depth of cut of my saw. Needing two passes (flipping the boards between cuts) I went for about 100mm widths allowing for a bit of clean up.
I cut the veneer's about 10mm thick leaving enough material left for the thicknesser to clean up saw marks. This left me with veneers about 7mm thick and 90mm wide for use. I used 12mm thick MDF as a core so ended up with 26mm top and shelf.
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With lots of clamps for the glue-up i finished with a reasonable result.
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