Building a custom bar…..Page 3
Face frames and Door components
I know it still doesn’t look like much, but today was a very productive day in building this classic bar. Pop was really pushing!
We spent the day milling Stile and rails for the doors, making and installing face frames on the back bar, building a few drawers, gluing up door panels and cutting arches out with a router. I don’t believe we stopped all day.
The first step we took today was measuring and cutting the material for the face frames. The face frames were dressed at 2″ wide for the side, 4″ wide for the base and ¾” thick. These dimensions are typically our standard sizes for a bar like this, however they can vary depending upon the job. Since the doors and drawers all overlay the face frames, it’s generally easier and more accurate to install the face frames first, and then get the dimensions for the doors and drawers.
Milling the door components came next.
The stile and rail material is milled to 2 ½” wide and ¾” thick. This is a standard size we always try and stick too. This way, we can mill this component way ahead of time and just keep it in stock until it’s needed. Another door component that we’ll try and keep in stock are glued up panels for the doors. Adding raised panel doors is a great look we like to incorporate on all our bars and cabinetry.
Preview of day 3 (Cutting the arches)
We didn’t get too far on this procedure today, but I did get a few photos of cutting the arches with a router.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Eric // Jan 31, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Do you use biscuits for alignment when gluing up the panels for the doors? Looked like you were gluing up rough lumber.
2 Pop in training // Feb 1, 2008 at 2:00 am
I don’t use biscuits for the panels, but I will use them for gluing up the wood tops.
We are gluing up rough lumber, but not before we run the edges through the joiner. Good eye!
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