[jbaker]

I just had a brainstorm while reading the post! Why not use a Gorilla Rack? It's a heavy duty, up to industrial strength, configurable shelving unit which can also be configured into a shop type work bench. Commonly sold at Home Depot or Lowes home improvement stores. If the "legs" are to tall for what you like or need then you could just cut them down. If you don't like the look of the rack, you can just skin it with 1/8 inch oak sheeting.