Building A Solid Wood Bar Top

Required materials for this project 2 x 4s 3 4 in.

Building a solid wood bar top. Plywood bar molding base material beer tap kit construction adhesive drywall screws foam insulation hardwood trim metal drip tray wood glue. If the top is expected to shrink put the pilot hole near the outside end. Commercial bar tops vary from 20 to 28 inches in width including a drink rail or trough on the server side of the bar. Unique combination of colors and light 32.

Available in 6 8 and 10 lengths. You can combine kits to create a planked bar top of any length by simply alternating the joints. Kits include tongue groove planks. Ends and edges can be built up with solid wood to make top look solid.

How the lighting can change a setup 35. Intriguing copper bar top. Mark the hole locations. If you want a 1 1 2 inch thick top cut your planks to that width.

If you anticipate the top is likely to expand locate the pilot hole near the inside end of the elongated hole. Composition of aged copper and wood. 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.

Have you considered using wide plank flooring installed on plywood. Drink rails are typically 3 4 inch deep by 4 inches wide. Exclusive bar top design the license plate collection. Wine s perfect bar the wine cork collection 31.

Cut your wood so that the plank width equals the desired depth of the top. The minimum bar top thickness is 1 3 4 inches utilizing a flat grain wood. Layup nail using flooring nailer and sanders. Beautiful natural wood pattern.

With the points made by the scratch awl as a guide use a pencil to scribe the elongated shape. You can build a butcher block style top with maple or teak. Can achieve desired appearance using 4 5 or 6 plank and butt ends are end matched already.