ChrisLacy
12-05-2003, 8:12 PM
Finally finished the bar. About 2.5 months in this one.
This is located in a very nice couple's basement. Their goal was to turn their basement into a pub. A contractor I work with did all the framing, etc.
The bar is all walnut, solids, plys and veneers. The only thing I did not do is the bar top - at 10ft long, it is bigger than my press. I used Seiling & Jones out of PA - if you ever need some fine veneer work - look them up on the web.
Everything had to come down a L shaped narrow staircase or in a 18Hx22W casement window; there is no walk out access to the basement.
Finish is light coat of toned shellac, then 2 coats toned Fuhr 255 satin. The bar top has about 8 coats of Fuhr 255 gloss, the 2 final coats of semi-gloss finish on the top. The goal was to achieve the older, lighter walnut look that won't happen naturally in a basement with almost no sunlight; nor with a finish that adds UV protection.
The biggest problem was the design limitations, a steel post running right through the middle of the bar and low ceilings above the main cabinets that hide duct work. I had to use more silicon than I would have liked to seal the seams on the bar top, a walk out access would have changed many things about the design.
I stained all the trim for the trim guy, its poplar, 7 step process to get it to look kinda like walnut. The shoe is oak, its not exactly the same color but needed something harder.
I usually look back at a job and grade myself, very rarely do I give my self anything higher than a C+, this is my first A.
This is located in a very nice couple's basement. Their goal was to turn their basement into a pub. A contractor I work with did all the framing, etc.
The bar is all walnut, solids, plys and veneers. The only thing I did not do is the bar top - at 10ft long, it is bigger than my press. I used Seiling & Jones out of PA - if you ever need some fine veneer work - look them up on the web.
Everything had to come down a L shaped narrow staircase or in a 18Hx22W casement window; there is no walk out access to the basement.
Finish is light coat of toned shellac, then 2 coats toned Fuhr 255 satin. The bar top has about 8 coats of Fuhr 255 gloss, the 2 final coats of semi-gloss finish on the top. The goal was to achieve the older, lighter walnut look that won't happen naturally in a basement with almost no sunlight; nor with a finish that adds UV protection.
The biggest problem was the design limitations, a steel post running right through the middle of the bar and low ceilings above the main cabinets that hide duct work. I had to use more silicon than I would have liked to seal the seams on the bar top, a walk out access would have changed many things about the design.
I stained all the trim for the trim guy, its poplar, 7 step process to get it to look kinda like walnut. The shoe is oak, its not exactly the same color but needed something harder.
I usually look back at a job and grade myself, very rarely do I give my self anything higher than a C+, this is my first A.