Building A Solid Wood Bar Top

This was my first time pouring epoxy so i didn t realize how tedious it can be.

Building a solid wood bar top.

Dilute the mix with mineral spirits if you want even more fine control. You can build a butcher block style top with maple or teak. Then fill the rabbets with blocks cut from wood with a similar grain pattern. The front overhang for the patron side of the bar is typically 6 to 12 inches if you intend to have bar stools.

For house beautiful kitchen of the year 2016 matthew quinn designed a custom white oak bar top to be gilded in anvil argentum metal finish. Grothouse crafts the bars to meet your objective of a stunning warm design with an efficient use of space for servers. How to pour epoxy on bar top. Be sure to check out the solid wood bar tops section of the.

Commercial bar tops by grothouse provide professional clients with the highest quality wood surfaces in the industry. The depth of your planks will be their width once they are turned sideways and assembled with the side grains showing. Also keep in mind that you can actually make your own oil varnish blend by mixing 1 3 mineral spirits 1 3 blo or tung oil and 1 3 polyurethane. Either way make sure you sand lightly between coats to keep the finish nice and smooth.

The minimum bar top thickness is 1 3 4 inches utilizing a flat grain wood. Cut your wood so that the plank width equals the desired depth of the top. So here s a better solution. Mar 19 2020 explore corey roberts s board bar tops followed by 1340 people on pinterest.

I have since built another bar and poured epoxy perfectly without bubbles forming. Past the back edge of the bar top. Increased thicknesses are available using a built up assembly or other construction styles such as edge grain. Commercial bar tops by grothouse.

The finish was applied in such a way that shows the white oak wood grain. Want more bar top ideas. See more ideas about bars for home basement bar bar design. At hardwoods incorporated we make and sell solid hardwood bar top kits in a variety of wood species.

After building this bar i poured epoxy on the top to add shine and protect the top. When making a home or commercial bar top we always recommend using thick solid hardwood for the main bar top as it is more durable and longer lasting than a plywood top and can even be refinished. Hold the blocks in place for about a minute.