Building A Solid Wood Bar Top

Intriguing copper bar top.

Building a solid wood 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. Exclusive bar top design the license plate collection. Composition of aged copper and wood. Beautiful natural wood pattern.

Available in 6 8 and 10 lengths. Ends and edges can be built up with solid wood to make top look solid. How the lighting can change a setup 35. Wine s perfect bar the wine cork collection 31.

Creative wood pattern bar top. Main bar top kits in poplar oak cherry maple mahogany or walnut hardwood are perfect for the diy bar top. Plywood bar molding base material beer tap kit construction adhesive drywall screws foam insulation hardwood trim metal drip tray wood glue. The depth of your planks will be their width once they are turned sideways and assembled with the side grains showing.

With the points made by the scratch awl as a guide use a pencil to scribe the elongated shape. Home bar tops are usually between 12 to 16 inches wide. You can combine kits to create a planked bar top of any length by simply alternating the joints. Required materials for this project 2 x 4s 3 4 in.

Mark the hole locations. Cut your wood so that the plank width equals the desired depth of the top. Can achieve desired appearance using 4 5 or 6 plank and butt ends are end matched already. If you anticipate the top is likely to expand locate the pilot hole near the inside end of the elongated hole.

Unique combination of colors and light 32. Have you considered using wide plank flooring installed on plywood. Floor finish will hold up well on bar top. If you want a 1 1 2 inch thick top cut your planks to that width.

If the top is expected to shrink put the pilot hole near the outside end. The minimum bar top thickness is 1 3 4 inches utilizing a flat grain wood. Drink rails are typically 3 4 inch deep by 4 inches wide.