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Overview
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In this video, senior technical editor Mark Powers builds a bar for entertaining.
Steps:
1. Lay out the three sides.
2. Cut and attach the sheathing.
3. Place the corner stiles.
4. Attach the stiles and rails to the front panel.
5. Miter and insert the molding.
6. Attach the shelf cleats.
7. Assemble the walls.
8. Make the shelves.
9. Attach the corner stiles and clad the sides.
10. Size the bar-top base.
11. Install the base.
12. Set the oak bar top.
13. Miter the bar molding.
14. Dry-fit the bar molding.
15. Attach the brackets.
16. Install the foot rail. -
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Two 8-hour days
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$425 (not including foot rail)
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Hard
Handling oversized parts and making miter cuts may frustrate the novice.
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Circular saw
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Miter saw
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Drill/driver fitted with a combination drill bit
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Pneumatic nail gun
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Small hand saw
Shopping List
Lauan to sheathe the outside of the bar. Get one-and-a-half 4-by-8-foot sheets.
½-inch birch-veneer plywood to sheathe the interior. Get one-and-a-half 4-by-8 sheets.
¾-inch utility-grade plywood for the base of the bar. Get one 4-by-8 sheet.
1x4 common-pine boards to be sandwiched between the sheathing. Get eight 8-footers.
1x4 clear-pine boards for the stiles and rails. Get seven 8-footers.
1x8 clear-pine board for the bottom rail. Get one 8-footer.
1x10 clear-pine boards for the shelves. Get two 6-footers.
1x2 for the capping and supports. Get one 6-foot common-pine board and one 8-foot clear-pine board.
1x1 for the shelf cleats. Get two 8-foot lengths.
Panel or base cap molding to trim the inside edges of the stiles and rails. Get six 6-foot pieces. 1x12 oak to finish the bar top. Get one 10-foot board.
1x2 oak for the trim. Get one 12-foot board.
Oak bar-rail molding Get one 12-foot length.
Foot rail, brackets, and caps (optional, available through KegWorks)
1-inch nails
1¼-inch nails
⅝-inch brad nails
1¼-inch screws
3-inch screws
Construction adhesive
Wood glue
½-inch birch-veneer plywood to sheathe the interior. Get one-and-a-half 4-by-8 sheets.
¾-inch utility-grade plywood for the base of the bar. Get one 4-by-8 sheet.
1x4 common-pine boards to be sandwiched between the sheathing. Get eight 8-footers.
1x4 clear-pine boards for the stiles and rails. Get seven 8-footers.
1x8 clear-pine board for the bottom rail. Get one 8-footer.
1x10 clear-pine boards for the shelves. Get two 6-footers.
1x2 for the capping and supports. Get one 6-foot common-pine board and one 8-foot clear-pine board.
1x1 for the shelf cleats. Get two 8-foot lengths.
Panel or base cap molding to trim the inside edges of the stiles and rails. Get six 6-foot pieces. 1x12 oak to finish the bar top. Get one 10-foot board.
1x2 oak for the trim. Get one 12-foot board.
Oak bar-rail molding Get one 12-foot length.
Foot rail, brackets, and caps (optional, available through KegWorks)
1-inch nails
1¼-inch nails
⅝-inch brad nails
1¼-inch screws
3-inch screws
Construction adhesive
Wood glue
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