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I recently completed the benchwork for my new layout. I used Wescott's book as a guide. I ended up with a combination of L-girder and open-grid. Also, I used both "cookie-cutter" and table top for the roadbed, etc. Good luck finding decent lumber! I went to the local home center for my wood. It took me over an hour to find enough straignt materila. Most was good only if I wanted to build hockey sticks or rocking horses! I ended up using 2x4s instead of 1x3s and 1x4s for the maind supports and joists. It's overkill but it certainly supports my 220lb. frame while working on it. I found that is a huge problem. When I put an addition on my deck the past summer, I went to a reputable lumber yard. It was sad how long it took to fing straight, useable boards. Recently, I needed two (2) 2x4s for another project. No lie, I had to dig through 123 studs to find two useable ones!!! And this stuff was supposed to be "select choice." Ha! There's a MRR article somewhere re: using steel studs instead of wood. You may want to look into that. Also, David barrow of MRR did an articel or two on his "dominoes" style of modualr/open grid work.
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