dragonlor20
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, been working on this for quite some time, but it is far enough along now that it might make for an interesting diy read:
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That's how it started. Wood pile. But after some framing:
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Side 1 done! Now moving on to the other half of the "L".
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Presto! I sized the holes for the appliances to fit in there - the bar will have a kegerator on the right and a magic chef chest freezer on the left. I left a bit of breathing room in there. But now we need a top:
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After this shot, I spent months debating how I wanted to do the bar top and paneling. I went back and forth on a bunch of options and finally made a trip to the reclaimed wood place and found an absolute gem.
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This is tongue and groove flooring ripped out of an old tobacco smoking room. It had been there long enough that the smoke has seeped into the wood, causing some really unique effects when you finish the wood. I could not believe I found this stuff and I got it on super sale. For the paneling I went with pallet wood.
First step was to create the bar rails:
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Next I went ahead and got the paneling done:
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Then I started ripping boards off of the tongue and groove to start building the bartop.
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There was then a huge debate about how to work the corner, ultimately I am REALLY happy with how it turned out, it matches the rustic theme nicely.
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Finally, I finished off the rails and bartop build:
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And then I started my favorite part - finishing. The problem was, I knew the tobacco stained and worn parts of the wood were not thick so I couldn't do a lot of sanding and had to leave the wood pretty rough. This will be ok because it will leave a ton of character and will get smoothed out with the epoxy top. But I wanted the rich color, so I used watsons dark walnut Danish oil. I was really happy with the results.
See next post...
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445531444.763212.jpg
That's how it started. Wood pile. But after some framing:
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445531529.170352.jpg
Side 1 done! Now moving on to the other half of the "L".
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445531610.047383.jpg
Presto! I sized the holes for the appliances to fit in there - the bar will have a kegerator on the right and a magic chef chest freezer on the left. I left a bit of breathing room in there. But now we need a top:
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445531740.724456.jpg
After this shot, I spent months debating how I wanted to do the bar top and paneling. I went back and forth on a bunch of options and finally made a trip to the reclaimed wood place and found an absolute gem.
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445531856.096162.jpg
This is tongue and groove flooring ripped out of an old tobacco smoking room. It had been there long enough that the smoke has seeped into the wood, causing some really unique effects when you finish the wood. I could not believe I found this stuff and I got it on super sale. For the paneling I went with pallet wood.
First step was to create the bar rails:
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445532039.952162.jpg
Next I went ahead and got the paneling done:
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445532113.903513.jpg
Then I started ripping boards off of the tongue and groove to start building the bartop.
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445532182.542127.jpg
There was then a huge debate about how to work the corner, ultimately I am REALLY happy with how it turned out, it matches the rustic theme nicely.
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445532277.849612.jpg
Finally, I finished off the rails and bartop build:
View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445532355.055159.jpg
And then I started my favorite part - finishing. The problem was, I knew the tobacco stained and worn parts of the wood were not thick so I couldn't do a lot of sanding and had to leave the wood pretty rough. This will be ok because it will leave a ton of character and will get smoothed out with the epoxy top. But I wanted the rich color, so I used watsons dark walnut Danish oil. I was really happy with the results.
See next post...