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How to Build an Outdoor Bar Cart
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. 1x2 cedar for the cart's legs and the ledges for the trays. Buy 22 feet.
2. 1x3 cedar for the trays and bottle rack. Buy 30 feet.
3. 1x4 cedar for the tall sides of the top tray and bottle rack. Buy 6 feet.
4. 2x deck pickets of cedar or treated lumber to make the crosspieces that support the removable top tray.
5. paint can to trace the shape of the handles for the top tray.6. wood glue
7. 1-inch hardwood dowel
8. ½-inch-long brass insert nuts, ¼-20 size
9. 40-millimeter-long hex-head connector bolts, ¼-20 size
10. 1½ inch stainless-steel screws
11. 5⁄8-inch aluminum screw posts
12. set of two 9-inch wheels with axle, cotter pins, and axle caps. -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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miter saw
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jigsaw to cut handles for the top tray
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pneumatic brad nail gun with 1 3⁄8-inch brad nails
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wood chisel to clean up notch cuts
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drill/driver with various bits: ¼ inch, 5⁄16 inch, 3⁄8 inch, combination countersink, and 1-inch paddle
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large flathead screwdriver
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hex key sized to the hex-head connector bolts
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120-grit sandpaper and block wood file
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See how to put together the rest of your Outdoor Entertaining Area:
• How to Build an Outdoor Kitchen
• How to Turn a Salvaged Sink Into an Outdoor Bar
• How to Build a Grilling Station
• Front Porch Fixup
- Helpful Info
- Gallery: Get to Know Your Gas Grill
- Gallery: Tool Test: Cordless Jigsaws
- Article: Miter Saws
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