Trimming out a new restaurant

Nice work. I like the arches

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

beautiful!!! specatcular job…I hope this means you get free bar priveleges as long as they stay open…tell them that is a construction mantra…the longer you get a free beer means they are in business a long time…ummm…

Hey seriously…you are very talented!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Wow. That is certainly a nice bar, great job.

-- Something that goes unnoticed will never be remembered.

Very nice bar.
How did you bend 1/4” plywood?
And do take picture of the bar-counter top if you have chance to.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Thanks for the post.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Really beautiful. Great job, adds totally to a class atmosphere. Would love to see the bar uncovered. Great lighting idea and the overhead is a nice touch.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Woodworm,

It was really simple. All I did was to figure the height difference from the top, to the center of the arch. From there I drew the opening dimensions on a sheet of plywood and tacked blocks around the lines to hold the pieces in place. Then I spread titebond 2 glue on the 3-1/4” pieces to make the top, and bent them around the blocks, and then nailed the jamb together, and shot some pin nails through the top layers to help hold the arch. This way, could put the jamb in the opening right away and could keep on working. After I got the jamb in the opening, I shimmed it level, and plumb. This took care of the natural tendency of the plywood to spring back.

I’m not a very good descriptive writer, so if this didn’t help you, let me know, and I’ll try and elaborate better.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Thanks Julian, I got the message.
I was thinking that the arch was fabricated (bent) at your workshop.

Thanks.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Woodworm,

Everything was built onsite for this job. The owner was building by the seat of his pants, so I had to hold his hand most of the way through construction. If I had built it at my shop, I would have made a true jig for the tops, but improvising on the job worked well. I love the challenge of figuring out how to make things work with limited resources.

Here’s a picture of a window that I built earlier this year using 1/8” baltic birch plywood, and African mahogany using the bent lamination technique in my shop. The beveled leaded glass wasn’t yet installed, and they weren’t stained yet.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Thanks for the additional photos and info. I learned new thing now.

Take care and work safe.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.