I've been asked to build this bar on a job we took over.
Never built anything like this before, so any advice would be appreciated.
He wants doors on the lower portion & open on the upper portion. I haven't frequented a bar for 3 decades, so I don't have much experience on the functionality of a bar.
My thoughts, there needs to be at least 9-12" of height available between the upper & lower counter tops. Would 48" be too tall for the overall bar height, with a working height of 36" on the backside of the bar?
Bar will be made using rough sawn white oak, with circle sawn kerfs left in & & enhanced. Tops will be 2" thick maple with walnut butterflies inlaid. There will also be a backbar with sink. 18" deep & upper cabinets with mirror back & barn window style doors.
There's several "I haven't done that befores" in this bar, so I'm also struggling to come up with a $# Mainly because I'm not sure how much extra time the unknowns are going to take.
I'll be back on this job mid week next week, so I'm hoping to get all the #'s & ideas hashed out so I can start moving the project forward.
I've included some rough renderings & a picture of where the bars going.
Never built anything like this before, so any advice would be appreciated.
He wants doors on the lower portion & open on the upper portion. I haven't frequented a bar for 3 decades, so I don't have much experience on the functionality of a bar.
Bar will be made using rough sawn white oak, with circle sawn kerfs left in & & enhanced. Tops will be 2" thick maple with walnut butterflies inlaid. There will also be a backbar with sink. 18" deep & upper cabinets with mirror back & barn window style doors.
There's several "I haven't done that befores" in this bar, so I'm also struggling to come up with a $# Mainly because I'm not sure how much extra time the unknowns are going to take.
I'll be back on this job mid week next week, so I'm hoping to get all the #'s & ideas hashed out so I can start moving the project forward.
I've included some rough renderings & a picture of where the bars going.
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