Any thoughts on a solid hickory platform under my tt

Just FYI, I ended up with a Corian platform on my wall shelf when I had the Linn.  It sounded significantly better to my ears than glass or wood.  I left it there when I bought my Basis and never bothered to try anything else with it.  But don't overlook Corian, is my point. 

Corian is a very dense material i fabbed it for many year when i was a woodworker . I think it becomes a personal choice of sound and ascetics..  

If interested, I wrote this review on a similar line: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/symposium-segue-iso-2

I had a maple butcher I used with my turntable and was amazed at how little isolation the maple provided.

The key point is tuning not simply isolation.

Yes and that pairing or tuning to your setup ..  Which varies .. I may try walnut it matches my classic and walmounted on steel with spikes and my classics feet i doubt my beat up ears will hear any difference between almost any in this mount .. Jmho ..