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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Plywood is a great material, I'd skip the 2x4's for your build.
Are you familiar with pocket-hole joinery? Kreg brand has a nice jig but you may find a cheaper jig at Home Depot.
Nice oak, maple, birch plywood is readily available at HD, Lowe's and others. For the edges you can buy also veneer, it's an iron-on strip of wood, you want it to be the same type of plywood you choose.
You will need a table saw with a nice sharp blade, the more teeth the cleaner the cut; there are very affordable blades that will do for your project. I believe Avanti brand has a good deal on a twin pack 10". A handheld saw will also do the trick but you will need a guide for the straight cuts and make sure your blade/base are at 90*/square angle.
We are stalled on a 36x36 project since the yet to be built stand would not fit trough a doorway...

The one change I'd recommend above is to not use iron on veneer. If you want to make a nice stand, make it out of stuff that will last. Chances are those strips will chip or peel. Buy a board of the same wood as your plywood, for instance oak. Then rip small strips of it to glue/nail over the edge of the plywood.