Bench Tops

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Bench tops at 120 × 34 cm or 150 × 34 cm, in oak, walnut, birch, and Formica. 25mm AA-grade Baltic birch core. Narrow rectangles for dining benches, entryway benches, and window seats. By material Oak : mid-honey tone with prominent grain. Most versatile across room styles. Hand-finished with hard wax oil. Walnut : American black walnut with deep tone and bold grain. An industrial or mid-century look. On a birch plywood core. Hand-finished with hard wax oil. Birch plywood : light, even tone with a visible multi-ply edge. Clean Scandi look. AA-grade Baltic birch all the way through. Formica : Formica surface on a birch plywood core. White or pewter grey. Modern, wipe-clean. Sizing Bench length comes down to three things: seat count, tucking practicality, and looks. Seat count. Allow about 50 cm per person along the bench. A 120 cm bench seats two; a 150 cm bench seats three. Tucking. A shorter bench slides fully under the table when not in use. How cleanly it tucks depends on the table's legs: Hairpin and single-pin legs sit in the corners with legroom at every seat; industrial and box-section legs sit further in, so plan the seating around them. Looks. Matching the bench to the table length gives a built-in look and maximises seating along the edge; a shorter bench looks lighter. What you'll need The tops ship undrilled. To mount legs you'll need a drill (3-3.5 mm bit for pilot holes) and a screwdriver. Screws come with the legs. The Premium Drilling Kit bundles a depth-set 3.5 mm countersink bit and an automatic centre punch. For bench-height pairing, see bench legs : three-rod hairpin, box-section industrial, tapered wooden, or single-pin ranges. L-channel stiffening bars add rigidity under the 150 cm length for a firmer seat. The Hairpin standard We use high-quality European Oak, American Black Walnut, and AA-Grade Baltic Birch on our wooden tops. Formica is high-pressure laminate (HPL), not paper or melamine. All on an AA-Grade Baltic Birch plywood core, hand-fi