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Bowling alley lane wood for component tables?

I have some slices of a bowling alley lane that is, I believe oak, and about one and a half inches thick. I thought it might be a good idea to make an isolation table for my Rega Planar 3 out of this stuff rather than spending good money on something like this. What do you think? What kind of feet do I put on this, metal spikes or rubber like feet?
Thanks,
JBcello
jbcello
maxcast
95 posts
 
Well, at least you know they will be well borken in.
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Use boards from the left side of the alley, they will be less worn. :-)
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
In the early 1980's maple was replaced by synthetic surfaces which require far less maintenance.
dusty
60 posts
 
The 1st 16' past the foul line is maple. The remaining 44' is pine. The back section where the pins are is maple. Try to get the maple portion because it is more dense. A friend of mine made a coffee table out of a 6 foot chunk. Be advised that this stuff is heavy. (his maple piece was 3" thick")
porziob
316 posts
 
Used to frequent a bar restaurant that had bowling alley flrs. 35yrs. ago. Those flrs. are still holding up well to this day. The place was in biz 10yrs. before I darkened the door step.
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