| Project by unisaw2 | posted 1167 days ago | 1911 views | 7 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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We wanted a rustic look of large beams for the clay hexagon tiles to sit on, and hold the wine bottles.
The beams are beveled box beams. Jointed then glued up 4/4 Shagbark Hickory to make boards 15” wide x 12’ long. These 15” boards were run thru the drum sander. Then they were beveled and biscuits were added to the bevels for alignment during glue up. Gluing these large beams took a lot of clamps and special cauls. Final box beams were 15” deep x 5” high. The backs were left open for cleats that were attached to the walls.
Finish was 3 coats of varnish.
An enjoyable project. We also made the room air tight and added a strong remote fan so that cigars could be smoked without the smoke getting into the rest of the house. The exhaust system works well, and is quiet.
-- JJ
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WistysWoodWorkingWonders
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#1 posted 1167 days ago
Crazy cool… nice work…
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Chase
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#2 posted 1167 days ago
can I come live with you?
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noknot
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#3 posted 1167 days ago
Chase I have first dibs
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unisaw2
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#4 posted 1167 days ago
Yes, you can all come to live with us, but unfortunately, the wine cellar is not at my house. It was done for a customer.
-- JJ
Cozmo35
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#5 posted 1167 days ago
Where did you get the clay hexagon tiles?
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unisaw2
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#6 posted 1167 days ago
I got them from Northern Illinois Brick, in Elgin, Illinois. They were $4.20 each, back in April of 2008. Check with brick suppliers in your area. The hexagon tiles are a variation of the round clay field tiles that the farmers used to use for drainage. I have also used the round ones to hold wine bottles with success. I think you can still get the round ones, and they are a lot less money than the hexagon ones.
-- JJ
SchotterWoodworking
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#7 posted 1167 days ago
That is just amazing. I’ve been wanting to make a bar for my basement and this looks like a dream! Great job and great creativity with the clay tile! I might have to steal the idea!
jack1
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#8 posted 1167 days ago
Very nice project.
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Moron
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#9 posted 1167 days ago
sweet, .....................that wine wouldnt last long in my house, neither would the cigars
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mcoyfrog
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#10 posted 1166 days ago
Great job, and mann thats a lot of wine maybe we can all come over and help drink LOL
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jim1953
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#11 posted 1166 days ago
Great Lookin Job
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Roger
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#12 posted 471 days ago
very very kool. I wanna do a wine cellar (storage) in a corner of my basement one o these days. this is very kool way to do it. very nice
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#13 posted 343 days ago
JJ, where did you ever find these types of tiles? Thnx in advance…...... Nevermind, I see right up above me where you already answered… lol
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
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