Building A Solid Wood Bar Top

With the points made by the scratch awl as a guide use a pencil to scribe the elongated shape.

Building a solid wood bar top.

Main bar top kits in poplar oak cherry maple mahogany or walnut hardwood are perfect for the diy bar top. The depth of your planks will be their width once they are turned sideways and assembled with the side grains showing. Kits include tongue groove planks. You can build a butcher block style top with maple or teak.

Mark the hole locations. Floor finish will hold up well on bar top. Wine s perfect bar the wine cork collection 31. The minimum bar top thickness is 1 3 4 inches utilizing a flat grain wood.

Cut your wood so that the plank width equals the desired depth of the top. Plywood bar molding base material beer tap kit construction adhesive drywall screws foam insulation hardwood trim metal drip tray wood glue. You can combine kits to create a planked bar top of any length by simply alternating the joints. If you anticipate the top is likely to expand locate the pilot hole near the inside end of the elongated hole.

Can achieve desired appearance using 4 5 or 6 plank and butt ends are end matched already. Layup nail using flooring nailer and sanders. Have you considered using wide plank flooring installed on plywood. Required materials for this project 2 x 4s 3 4 in.

Unique combination of colors and light 32. How the lighting can change a setup 35. Exclusive bar top design the license plate collection. Beautiful natural wood pattern.

Drink rails are typically 3 4 inch deep by 4 inches wide. Intriguing copper bar top. Commercial bar tops vary from 20 to 28 inches in width including a drink rail or trough on the server side of the bar. Available in 6 8 and 10 lengths.

Composition of aged copper and wood. If the top is expected to shrink put the pilot hole near the outside end. Ends and edges can be built up with solid wood to make top look solid.