Basement Bar Build.

Neopimp

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So with all the renos being posted I figured I would throw mine into the mix. I build a bar:)

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That tv also serves as my computer monitor for my desktop. Also I ran audio an hdmi through the wall to the hot tub. :)


I think it turned out good considering I built it with a circular saw. I do not own a table saw or anything lol. My work area was a plastic table on my patio, so weather was a pain especially when it got cold:)
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my tank is integrated into the house framework.. no way to move it here lol.
 

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I drew the whole thing up on sketchup board for board. Made changes along the way but by drawing it up you know what will fit and what won't lol.


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Kyle1970

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Very nice indeed. Always like a nice dark stained wood.
What is the bar top? It almost looks like a stain on bamboo?? Then I'm thinking glass on top ( unless you got real crazy with clear urethane)
Nice work on the shelf placement as well for the liquor bottles. I want to try my hand at a shelf that will throw light up into the bottles
 

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@Pistol

The bar top is actually a copper sheet. The sheet has the pattern on it, assuming they tree chemicals t it or something. The it's edged in oak creating a dam. I then filled it with 2part epoxy to 1/8 in thick.


Smell was gone in a day. The stainin and urethane on the wood stunk more.


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The shelves are just glass shelves with a pot light above shining down. Lights them up well enough. I may try to build a lit shelf at some point but no rush.

The glass shelves keep the bar "classy"

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There has been a keg or sleemans original through it. It's empty though, makes me sad.


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Kyle1970

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Thanks for the info. Looks real nice! BIG fan of the bar top. Nice work. Good to see some projects once in a while that don't hold water. Good for inspiration.
 

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Very nice work! :) Always nice to see what our members are capable of. I absolutely love it! I remember before we moved to the house we are in, all of my building projects were done with just a skillsaw and two saw horses. Dave would put an 8' x 4' x 3/4" sheet of oak particle core up on the sawhorses in the morning and I would cut everything up during the day ready for him to put up another sheet. The sheets were too heavy for me to lift up by myself so I was limited to one sheet per day during the week. I built all of my wall unit this way. Dave called himself "the mule". :) Now I have a dedicated 60' x 40' workshop with lots of great tools but no time to be in there. :(
 

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Very nice work! :) Always nice to see what our members are capable of. I absolutely love it! I remember before we moved to the house we are in, all of my building projects were done with just a skillsaw and two saw horses. Dave would put an 8' x 4' x 3/4" sheet of oak particle core up on the sawhorses in the morning and I would cut everything up during the day ready for him to put up another sheet. The sheets were too heavy for me to lift up by myself so I was limited to one sheet per day during the week. I built all of my wall unit this way. Dave called himself "the mule". :) Now I have a dedicated 60' x 40' workshop with lots of great tools but no time to be in there. :(


I did not have any where to store the full sheets. So if I couldn't finish cutting it up during the day then I left it at the store. Bascially pulled one sheet at a time out of the truck onto my table and started cutting. The whole thing is put together with a the Kreg Jig system, No biscuits or other joinery here. I wish I had a shop, or at least a garage :)
 
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