MDF you can eat off of

[Trav]

Ask and all shall be revealed my friend.

check out www.corian.com.au

It is a solid substance - kind of a cross between a stone and plastic. Well, more plastic, but it is hard. It is commonly used for kitchen benchtops and vanity sinks etc as you can form it into a stack of shapes and even get built in sinks etc. Very cool. But expensive.

Trav

[automizer]

Thank you that seems to be exactly what I need, now though the web site dose not show retailers in Canada. Dose any one know of a Canadian suplier hopefully in Vancouver?

[coastie]

If you have a Du Pont Office or warehouse near you they will point you in the right direction.It's a product of theirs.Head Office is in Wilmington,Delaware.

[scooter]

As mentioned somewhere else, most of the laminate makers like Formica, Wilsonart, etc make some form of solid surface benchtop.

Try a local kitchen maker for options.


Cheers................Sean

[djevans]

Try Aristocrat it is ok for a small area if you have a large area it will work but cost alot of money.
Last time I got some was about 5 yares ago from Murray and Tina Mahaffey in QLD 0754865361.
The finnish is like glass.
David

[Dion N]

Corian or another solid surface could be the go, reasonably scratch resistant I think. Pretty dear though.

There will be engineering plastics out there that may fit your bill also.


Good luck......................cheers.................Sean

The Chief Designer and I were discussing benchtops in her Dad's shed (he's a cabinet maker). Corian is not very scratch resistant at all as he quickly demonstrated. Laminates are actually more resistant to scratching. You can , however, sandback Corian and other engineered materials.

Her dad works for a company that does nothing but insurance repairs for kitchens and bathrooms and so he sees water damaged cabinets and shelves day in and day out. He personally detests MDF in any form and thinks it ought not be sold! I am not saying that you cannot waterproof MDF to the level you require, but it would be a very difficult task and probably not worth the effort, given that there are other products out there.

For a waterproof surface molded into various forms, you could try concrete!

[Ruben]

You can Also Use Starboard. It is incredibly Strong dont Scratch and they use it in the Marine Trade. http://www.kingstarboard.com/Products/starboard.aspx

Ruben