Bar Project: Complete

Finally The Bearded Axe Saloon is finished. Complete in just a month and ready for it's grand opening 08/02/14 (Birthday of KatieMetal)

Full view of bar 

The bar 

Custom made bar mat on bar with Winchester 

View from short end 

Bottom shelf 

Middle Shelf

Top shelf and top with my custom made bar sign 

Flag of choice 

Mini fridge under bar 

Custom made Cowboy Whisky or Pirate Rum signs 

Low down view of bar 

High view of bar 

5 of the best photos in 1 

First drawing I made of bar next to finished project 

I celebrate completion with a quite Ale 

Bar Project: Paint

It was finally time to bring the bar to life with paint:

 

I start painting the front using a matt black

 

First coat finished

View from Kitchen

View inside

Bar top in a red with varnish mixed in

 

 

Close up of top, paint finished.

Bar Project: Sides & top

Now the base was complete it was time to cut the wood for the sides and top.
  

I cut the bar top wood and check the size

  

time to glue and nail

  

Last small part to go

  

I cut the front wood and prepare for nails

  

ready to nail

  

short side wood cut and nailed

  

Sides and top complete

    

View inside

   

Bar construction complete

  

skirting board added for finish

  

view inside

  

decorative triangle supports under bar top 

 

My Daughter Olivia, officially the first person to eat and drink at the bar

Bar project: The frame

This post shows all the work I did making the bar frame from scratch. Helping me was my brother in law Drew, without his help id have been f***ed.
   

First wood cut to size, planning next move

  

I saw the next batch

   

All base bottom wood cut

   

Progress being made

   

Drew nails together

   

Small bar end

  

Checking mini fridge fits as planned

   

We stop for lunch - progress at this point

  

Top section nearly done

   

Main frame finished

   

Fridge back in and extra support added

  

View from Kitchen

  

Frame complete

   

A good days work

Bar Project: Plan & Prep

This is most of the planning I did before getting my hands on tools & wood.

The vision - roughly drawn up

   

All measured up on the left

   

Stages of the bar drawn up in MS Paint

     

 

This was the final measurements for the bar that we worked to.

 

Area before construction

  

Book case painted

  

First job complete