Can you tell what it is yet? Construction has started!

[MRS SATAN]

Not allowed to do much while i'm still recovering. Plus it's Friday afternoon so all the normal non shift works have gone home. It's dead here. So bored!

nearly home time i thought u were using decking 4 the bar

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

nearly home time i thought u were using decking 4 the bar

It was an idea, not a definate. Want to see what else might be a good idea first. Something like solid kitchen work top is better as there's no gaps for spills to fall through.

 

[MRS SATAN]

It was an idea, not a definate. Want to see what else might be a good idea first. Something like solid kitchen work top is better as there's no gaps for spills to fall through.

what about railways sleepers i thik that wud look gud

 

[The1and only]

In the states we use a product called boat varnish for bar tops. If you make a little ledge out of quarter round on the top of a sheet of ply wood you can dump it in and it is self leveling. One bar I did years ago the guy put a fan on it to dry it quicker over night and it dried with the ripples in it from the fan. We had to throw the top away cause it was next to impossible the sand out.

So if you want a cheap top I would saw some 2x4 in half then lay them out cut side up. use a dado bit or a drill bit and dowels in the sides. glue it all together with some clamps. and you have a top. seal it with boat varnish all the way around making the top thick and it will be pretty hard to break it.

 

[spwd]

Cheers dude. You must have had a lot of time to kill if you sat and read through all that! Looking forward to seeing you start yours

Yeah the joy of flexi time lol
was a great read too and you pair are so funny having conversations on here,its a wonder youve not asked eachother what your haviong for dinner lol.

The architect is drawing up the plans over the weekend and he will be coming round ours early in the week but once thats sorted the bluudy planning takes 8 weeks to go through,wish we had thought of it earlier.

Steve

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

what about railways sleepers i thik that wud look gud

In the states we use a product called boat varnish for bar tops. If you make a little ledge out of quarter round on the top of a sheet of ply wood you can dump it in and it is self leveling. One bar I did years ago the guy put a fan on it to dry it quicker over night and it dried with the ripples in it from the fan. We had to throw the top away cause it was next to impossible the sand out.

So if you want a cheap top I would saw some 2x4 in half then lay them out cut side up. use a dado bit or a drill bit and dowels in the sides. glue it all together with some clamps. and you have a top. seal it with boat varnish all the way around making the top thick and it will be pretty hard to break it.

Good idea, got the old sleepers that made the work bench in dad's old garage and can use the boat varnish plan to seal it all up. that should do the job nicely.

Yeah the joy of flexi time lol
was a great read too and you pair are so funny having conversations on here,its a wonder youve not asked eachother what your haviong for dinner lol.

The architect is drawing up the plans over the weekend and he will be coming round ours early in the week but once thats sorted the bluudy planning takes 8 weeks to go through,wish we had thought of it earlier.

Steve

Nah, i phone her about dinner, that's far too important to wait for a reply on here!

8 weeks gives you plenty of time to work out the finer details of construction, filtration, etc and start getting the bits together

Ok, bits being cut and going together. First six bits ready for treating and once they're dry and in place i can measure up properly for the rest of it. Thought i'd get the awkward corner out of the way first, had to break out the hand tools for those cuts.

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

MRS SATAN does some paint'n.

Blue looks good, think i'm gonna have to re-do the garden shed in this!

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

First bits all painted and drying. Drying quickly.

(It really is a slow day in hell today!)

 

[spwd]

Liking the blue!

Steve

 

[mike huntley]

those are some fancy joints you've been cutting mate, rather impressed! puts my mitres to shame

keep it up, wish i was as far forward as yours!