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Weave

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OK guys, since my winter project is underway I thought I would ask your thoughts on the next steps as I have just finished the cedar closet.
I am looking for ideas on a couple things:

1. Best way to box in a lally column and the main wood beam???

2. Ideas for a "L" shaped wet bar or something similar

:smt100
 
Careful...someone is going to bitch about this not being a Searay subject....unless, of course, you are using old Searay parts as part of the decor!
 
What kind of tools do you have available Weave? If you have a table saw and a router, you can rip 4 pieces of wood of the appropriate length and use a 45° Lock Miter Router Bit on the edges to make the box for the column. This bit will make a nice box and will prevent the pieces from sliding around while you are gluing it together. If you are not a woodworker, I doubt that you have a rack full of clamps available. You could use tape, strips of inner tube, pieces of rope with sticks, or bungee cords to hold it together while the glue dries.

The main beam can be covered with a 3 sided box made using the same bit. Just nail it over the beam.

I recommend Titebond III wood glue since it has an extended assembly time and is waterproof when dry.

Good luck,
Michael
 
Weave said:
OK guys, since my winter project is underway I thought I would ask your thoughts on the next steps as I have just finished the cedar closet.
I am looking for ideas on a couple things:

1. Best way to box in a lally column and the main wood beam???

2. Ideas for a "L" shaped wet bar or something similar

:smt100
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I used oak to box in my main wood beams, sides and bottom all the way to the support column, and it looks fantastic. Then i made an oak box for the support column and toe-nailed it into the oak beam to keep it in place. Works and looks really nice, even if it was a bit pricey.

I went to a website called www.barplan.com and purchased plans there. There were so many different designs ( i built the L-shaped kegger bar ) and support if you needed other ideas.

Good luck! Theres nothing like a completed man-cave with a built in bar!

Mike
 
Pics. Show me what you are doing, it would be so much easier to decide.
 
I refinished the basement in my last house and actually removed an "L" shaped bar. I replaced it with a new "L" that followed the wall so I didn't have to stand behind it, away from my guests. It became a self serve arrangement and opened up the floor space quite a bit.

I went to Home Depot and bought oak base cabinets and an under counter refridgerator. Cut in a small stainless deep sink for the wet area, Then ordered a new top which they installed at delivery. I put white L.E.D. lights under the kick plate so it would glow in the tile floor. From what I recall, it looked amazing and was less than $1,000 start to finish.
 
Great ideas so far guys.....
Bill as far as pics, I will get some tonight and post the area.
Skibum, I dont have a router but can borrow one from a few guys here at work if need be.
I have access to pretty much any bit since the wife works at Lenox/Irwin
I plan on putting a laminate floor in and was thinking the wood look with matching molding around the base and a crown as well would look sharp.
Keep the ideas coming guys!
 
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