[skellera]

I have 3 Gerton desks that will probably last my whole life. Solid beech.

They have also discontinued it. Probably related to this article since they were made with solid wood.

[nkozyra]

Yeah, one of the better things they've ever had, but ultimately it's just edge joined 2x2s, so depending on where you live you're likely to get some cupping/warping over time.

They probably still have similar wood countertops you can buy and use for the same purpose, though.

[inferiorhuman]

Nope. At least in the US, all the countertops are particleboard, laminate or quartz. There's a butcher block themed particleboard but that's the closest you'll get now.

[daydream]

To be clear it’s a top layer of solid on top of particleboard.

Not just particleboard.

[inferiorhuman]

I'm still finishing up an IKEA kitchen, but the last I checked there were no solid wood options any longer. Used to be for SEKTION (and the Euro equivalent) they even carried solid ash doors and drawer fronts, those were discontinued a couple years ago. There are solid bamboo fronts (but no doors).

The closest you'll get now are particleboard tops with "thick" veneer. VRENA and MÖLLEKULLA use "thick" oak veneer; KARLBY, BARKABODA, and PINNARP use a "thick" walnut veneer. Veneer being IKEA's choice of words, not mine. These have traditional laminate on the underside.

SKOGSÅ uses "thick" veneer on all sides but is still a particleboard core.

SÄLJAN and EKBACKEN are laminate.

TOLKEN is solid bamboo (this must be new).

[nkozyra]

Bamboo as a countertop material would have me more anxious than granite.

[inferiorhuman]

Why?