I've wanted one of these for a while and was looking forward to designing and building one. I have a fair amount of high school woodshop experience under my belt, but lack the "Norm" shop. My thoughts were to use solid hardwoods, and design something with some angles (not totally square) with a 10-15 degrees upward tilt to the face. I had also thought a non-metal sled design would be nice, but had deemed it outside of what could be done in my garage. I look forward to seeing pictures of what you have designed. Any chance of you offering a choice of solids in addition to veneer finishes for an extra fee? ...Mark