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This is a bar table I built over a few months times. I wanted to build a curvey bar, but didn't have the proper equipment to steam the wood. So I cut a BUNCH of thin strip and glued them into shep 3 or 4 at a time. Yup, it tool a while. 98 strips total. I built the table in two half so it could fit through the planer. It is roughly 24 inches wide so I could squeeze and wind it through the sander to get a flat surface. I used three different woods: Mahogany, Beech, and Ash. Varied the pattern. Had someone in the shop tell me it looks like a big strip of bacon!

Struggled to design the right support until I received the suggestion of the wine barrels. fell in Love with the idea and finally found the barrels. Not too difficult here in Europe. For the finish, I found a tin of something (don't read German too well), but it brings out the colors and puts a nice solid surface on it. I will get to use it for the first time this Halloween 2012. We'll see how it survives the first bash!

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Now that looks fantastic!

The amount of work you put into this really shows.

I can see the bacon resemblance as well. :)

This bar rocks!

-bob
 

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The hours you must have put in were worth it. Nice build…...................
 

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Keep going,as long as barrels are full.
 

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Fabulous bar top, you must have put a lot of work into that. The glue up looks flawless. Did you make a form for the bends? How closely spaced were the cramps?
 

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Wunderbar!!!! (No pun intended…..)
 

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Oh yeah! Great bar-scape! I'll drink to this one for sure. Well done!
 
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