Show us your bar!!!!!

[Butchhe]

Yep. My wife helped design and pick out the wood/stains. It's all custom built.

Bravo to the both of you.

 

[mtnagel]

That's awesome!

 

[insp79]

Love the old barn tin!

I have some tin from the 1950s I am saving for a tin roof over my bar. Its not as rusted as that as it still has a lot of the galvanized coating on it. I did a pallet wall and needed another type of wall beside it. I might steal your idea on the tin wall if I can find some more of it.

BTW, was yours already that rust color, or did you do the rust on your own? Ive heard of people buying new or fairly new tin and doing their own oxidation.

The tin, red wood, and the beam, in this bar, came from a dairy barn in Oklahoma that was being dismantled.
The bar counter was cut from a Cherry Bark Oak tree that had died in Texarkana, TX.

 

[Spellman]

shibby38, obviously I love the bar setup, but I absolutely love the idea of the cork surrounding the dart board! The finishes you chose are awesome and different and unique. The ledge next to the dart board is clutch! All I would need is a cot to sleep on and a urinal, I would never leave that room!

 

[HomeWetBar]

Love the reclaimed wood insp79!!

Stunning bar shibby38, really impressive!

 

[AndytheBeave]

that's a beauty

 

[VegasJ]

Just bought this place in June. As the story goes, the old owner & his wife used to have polka dances and quite the parties down here. Up to 100 people at times.

I plan to rebuild it & refinish the entire basement to get rid of the wood paneling (when time allows & when I can come up with a design I like). I want to have my Keezer built into the bar somehow yet accessible, but until then, she works!

 

[cfrazier77]

If it was mine I would keep it the way it is. It reminds me of my grandparents' place.

 

[nastybrew]

Finally finished mine

 

[nastybrew]

 

[RocketBrewer]

Nice work nastybrew!

 

[3puttduf]

Nastibrew - nice top did you run into any of you currency "soaking" up any of the epoxy? I have found/heard in the past most paper products would have to be completely "coated" with a clear glue like elmers to seal it so soaking doesn't occur and have that -been through a flood- look. i'm not sure if they used epoxy or urethane though. also have heard that epoxy will yellow over time if exposed to any uv rays. i'm in the planning stages not and was thinking the same type of thing on black painted wood with brew coasters sealed in urethane.

 

[RyenytheElder]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=235785&stc=1&d=1415959295

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=235786&stc=1&d=1415959295

 

[ronnyg0891]

Still have some work to do but here is layout. Eventually taking down the tap tower in the back and redoing, the counter tops need to be fixed.

 

[hungry4hops]

Still have some work to do but here is layout. Eventually taking down the tap tower in the back and redoing, the counter tops need to be fixed.

looking good? are your taps run from the fridge or somewhere else?

 

[ronnyg0891]

Yes run from the fridge.

 

[timpoulsen]

I wish this was my bar. Friend of mine turned a back yard shed into place to hang out with friends.

 

[Safa]

Want

 

[wambizzle]

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Here's mine before I stained the the top and trim.

 

[sportpak]

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Here's mine before I stained the the top and trim.

SDMF

 

[TwoGunz]

I love this thread and have been waiting to post pictures of my basement bar until I finished a few touches. My basement was unfinished when I bought the place so the project started with framing. We (my father and I) framed the most important wall (the one with the taps) first and that actually slowed the project down because once the beer was flowing, well, things didn't seem so urgent! I've got mostly everything done I wanted but it'll still be an ongoing project because it's a lot more fun than say painting a bathroom. Thanks for sharing your pics and letting me show off mine.

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[GenIke]

^^That's about 100x nicer than my finished basement! very nice!

 

[Wisconsinjohn]

Heyo,

Just dropping in to post a pic as well as get some advice. This bar is a couple of Elm Slabs 2" thick. Now this is more of a woodworking question but since it is a bar I wanted to ask you guys first. I am not interested in putting a 50 coat on here but waterproofing this sucker and making the grain "pop" is paramount. That in mind here is my plan:

1.) Tung oil
2.) 2 coats Defthane Polyurethane (Oil based) heavy coat afterwards..

I am not a woodworker of course but I'd like your 2 cents since I don't know if the above is legit or not. I'd hate to waste these slabs so please hit me up. Also I'd love to post some plans if at all interested. My brew tech is going on the other side of this bar.

 

[Korric]

 

[Spellman]

Wisconsinjohn, its been a while since I have done much staining, but I think that would turn out great. The tung oil is going to bring out the wood's natural beauty very nicely, but depending on how much grain you want to show, may not be as much as you are hoping. Google "tung oil elm" and it will show you a very subtle almost "nude" look. If you take some mineral spirits on a rag and wipe it on it will give you a preview of how it will turn out. After it dries it will return to the natural unfinished state. If you are looking for anything else I would look into a stain. As for the poly you listed, since it is rated interior/exterior it should work great and I would think it wouldn't leave any glass rings behind. The more thin coats you use, the better the final product will be, both durability and look. You will want to do light sanding with high grit in between each coat and remove dust with a tack cloth. Be prepared for your whole house to stink like paint thinner for a few weeks after this project. Do you have any scraps you can try it out on? And if you get it done and decide you want a little more protection, you could always use some beeswax over the final coat. It will act like a polish, and could be buffed to a high gloss if desired, but would need a small amount reapplied maybe once every/every other year depending on use.

If you have a woodworking store nearby they should be able to point you in the right direction of what to use to get you what you want, and usually are more than helpful on telling you what process to use and some tips. The box stores usually don't have the same expertise, but if you ask enough different people, sometimes you can figure out what should be done. I wouldn't worry about ruining you nice bar top, as if it doesn't turn out quite like you hoped, you can always strip and sand back to the wood.

 

[nhwrecker]

I'm not sure how the polyurethane over the oil finish will work. I'd bet just the polyurethane itself would work, but go for many more than 2 coats - you might need 6-10 coats, sanded with very, very fine sandpaper or steel wool between. You'd then have a rugged, waterproof finish.

This is a picture of my brew bench that was an old pine slab, with 11 coats of polyurethane. No problems with beer spills at all.

 

[wambizzle]

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It finally starts comin together

 

[max384]

What a great thread! Lets see more!

I moved into my new house about a month ago now. It has a large finished basement that I will be converting into a bar. I'm hoping to get started on this project within the next few months. When I do, I'll be posting pictures here.

 

[VegasJ]

If it was mine I would keep it the way it is. It reminds me of my grandparents' place.

Forgot about this thread! I'm keeping the floor. It has class.

This house had 27 50'+ pine trees surrounding it. Most had a incurable fungus & were eventually going to die. I found a couple of guys that had a portable bandsaw & asked the tree trimmers to kept a few of the fattest trunks, 10'-12' tall.

Meet my new bar top and shelves for project NewBar 2016:

 

[RocketBrewer]

That should make a beautiful bar top!