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If I had back issues, I too would lean towards lightweight framing and a shelflike setup (or at least narrow benchwork). Maybe some loops on the ends for continuous running. When you are working on your layout, you will want to move it, so with back issues, light and possibly sectional will make a big difference in the long run. I would shy away from hollow doors, myself, as they might turn into an annoying echo chamber. One could put foam in between it and the track, and do some other things, but it seems to me that by the time you do that, you might as well make it all out of foam after all. Besides, using the hollow core doors will lock you into a specific size, and won't allow too much flexibility. If you end up cutting them, and since they are hollow core, you will have to get some wood to stiffen the new edges of the door (does that make sense?) since you cut the other edges out. Once again, by the time you do that, you might as well start with something else to begin with. The other thing is that one's options in an apartment are limited as to what tools one can set up and use. Being an apartment dweller, you may very well not have many woodworking power tools (especially if you've been suffering from back problems), so you would have to consider the costs of renting/buying those tools too (and store them afterwards if you buy them), just for a one time process. Again, I believe that foam has the advantage there. ---jps
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