1. Frame and sheath the front and sides • Attach framing to plywood • Attach lauan
2. Attach the trim • Mark corner overhang • Secure stiles and rails • Attach molding
3. Secure the shelving supports • Screw supports to the back of the bar walls
4. Assemble the front and sides
5. Install the shelves
6. Finish attaching the face molding • Attach corner stiles
6. Cut and install the bar top and molding • Dry fit bar rail • Miter bar rail • Attach bar top
7. Attach the foot rail • Attach foot rail brackets
Shopping & Tool Lists
Supplies You Will Need:
1. Lauan to sheathe the outside of the front and sides. Get one full 4x8 sheet and one half sheet. 2. ½-inch plywood to sheathe the inside of the front and sides. Get one full 4x8 sheet and one half sheet. Pick sheets with at least one smooth, paintable surface. 3. ¾-inch utility-grade plywood for the bar top's substrate. Get one 4x8 sheet. 4. 1x3 supports to be sandwiched flat between the plywood and lauan as framing. Get seven 8-foot pine boards. 5. 1x4 stiles and rails Get seven 8-foot clear-pine boards. 6. 1x8 rail Get one 8-foot clear-pine board. 7. 1x10 shelving board Get two 6-foot clear-pine boards. 8. 1x2 to install below the bottom shelf and cap the back edge of the side walls. Get one 8-foot and one 6-foot clear-pine length. 9. 1x1 to make the shelving cleats Get two 8-foot length. 10. panel or base cap molding to trim the inside edges of the stiles and rails. 11. 1x10 oak for the finished bar top Get two 6-foot boards. 12. 1x2 oak to trim the back edge of the bar top Get an 8-foot length. 13. Oak bar-rail molding Get a 12-foot length. 14. Foot rail, brackets, and caps (optional, available through KegWorks) 15. ⅝-inch brad nails 16. 1¼-inch brad nails 17. 1¼-inch screws 18. 3-inch screws
Tools You Will Need:
1. Circular saw
2. Miter saw
3. Drill/driver fitted with a combination drill bit
4. Pneumatic nail gun
5. Small hand saw