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Just finished our new bar. The cabs are hand planed alder – all distressing,worm holes,splits and square pegging are added after assy. The ceiling is #2 common pine ( hand planed ) with pine boxcar siding. The hinges are solid brass, lift off, which I put in a darkening solution and buffed out. The finish is lacquer sealer followed by Mohawk heavy bodied glaze, then lacquer, then wax.
closeup of the front panels
My wife has patiently worked her way to the top of my home project list, and is holding on to that position fiercely. :)
Marshall
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-- Marshall _ Wichita, Ks _ "Growing Old is Mandatory - - Growing Up Is Optional" :)
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herbr
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posted 216 days ago
Again great work! Once the wife gets on the list there is no end to the projects at home, but who better to share your talent with.
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Les Hastings
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posted 216 days ago
Looks great Marshall!!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Scott Bryan
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posted 216 days ago
This is a wonderful project. The design and finish on the bar are simply gorgeous. I am sure that your wife appreciates it. This would be a compliment to anyone’s home.
Since you completed this in time for Valentine’s Day maybe she will treat you to a new tool in return.
Good luck on completing all of your “assigned projects”. If your list is anything like mine, the to do category seems to grow faster than the completed list.
Thanks for sharing.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
MsDebbieP
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posted 216 days ago
stunning !!!
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Popintraining
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posted 216 days ago
Awesome! I love the way you did the panels on the bar front. My wife is still waiting for her bar. I told her she can’t afford us
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motthunter
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posted 216 days ago
great work
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Roz
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posted 216 days ago
Marshall, beautiful! I was completely amazed at all you have done in that space. I rally like your drawer fronts and use of bead board in the vaulted ceiling. I am working on a bar or “pub room” in my house too. FANTASTIC! Thanks
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
Critterman
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posted 216 days ago
Great work, very, very nice….Party Time :>)
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Cliff66
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posted 191 days ago
awesome!!! i love the color. Which kind of wood finish is used?
woodwkr
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posted 191 days ago
>>>awesome!!! i love the color. Which kind of wood finish is used?<<<
The alder is sealed with lacquer sanding sealer – - sanded – - glazed with this stuff – http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/mhk_cds/product_pds/m506-all.pdf The color is Van Dyke Brown – - ( the areas around the joints were darkened with a dry brush and a small amount of the glaze) – - – then sealed and top coated with lacquer. The finish is allowed to cure for about a week then rubbed down with steel wool and waxed.
( Antique Pine Liberon Paste Wax )
-- Marshall _ Wichita, Ks _ "Growing Old is Mandatory - - Growing Up Is Optional" :)