: Second I would not use Epoxy because of the the cost. A good wood
: glue like Titebond III is more than adequate and waterproof.
: Plus it is lot simpler to work with on such a big glue up.

: Which brings me to the next big issue. Maintaining it! If it is
: working counter top and not just for looks the finish is going
: to be a big issue. If you Varnish it or use a Poly it is going
: to be scratched up and look bad soon. Water is going to take a
: toll on it over time. So that means a lot of refinishing.

the strips would be glued and screwed, the epoxy would be used as a finish coat rolled or brushed on three to six coats in order to stiffen up the soft woods and for surface durability (west claims a quater inch is good they actually have a counter top section in their how to on their site) the reason for soft woods is the cost we live in B.C. so WRC is cheap so is pine, and epoxy comes at quite the savings as we work in fiberglass repair and epoxy is on hand.

How would the epoxy hold up as a surface coat is more the question, would it look like heck in a short time, should it be cleared over? I don't know just fishing for info...