Pics of your home bar set up

I'll be building mine this fall/winter... So I'll be happy to take and post pics every step of the process.
(in fact, there is some user on here that has pics of him building his bar... I can't remember who it is though)

 

Currently building the backside of my bar, but here is a link of the build to date.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75319664@N08/sets/72157629043607397/

 

You may be able to get a few ideas here. Some of the builds are very in depth:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/show-us-your-kegerator-29053/

 

You sir are my hero. Do you have a carpentry background or just know how to get shit done.

 

Thanks. Zero background in carpentry, just a lot of beer to help with the build! Actually, I just built the bar one step at time, often changing directions as problems came up.

 

Where'd you get the idea for the old beer case bartop? It turned out awesome.

 

I remember this thread popping up before the old forum went down and I was majorly jealous of the pics I saw and I'm glad someone started it again so soon. So many creative uses of space. Someday I'll have a great setup and I'll post my pictures then. Right now I'll settle for my 3 tap kegerator in the garage.

 

My wife and I often antique shop and I picked up beer boxes along the way. The decision to put them into the bar was easy because I really wasn't using them for anything in particular (besides storing beer). Not a cheap bar top, but unique and a nice conversation piece for sure. The back of the bar will also have older brewery logos images etc. from some signs/trays that I have on hand.

 

Well it looks badass. Must have been nervous trimming up all those pieces to fit the top haha, well worth it though I'd say!

 

Awesome job! Love the dark stain, looks really sharp.

Can't wait to see what you end up doing with the back part!

 

Dude. Please keep updating photos... this will be awesome. What are you naming it? I'll have to take some pics of a friend's home setup, the Boar's Nest...

 

Thanks, it's called...my bar

 

In the English tradition, you must come up with a ridiculous and lovely name for this work of mastery!

 

did you just pour the goop (what exactly is it?) on top of the bar and let it settle and dry? or did you have to push it around? also, penn state alum??

 

The goop is a product from US Composites called Kleer Koat. You basically mix two compounds together, and then pour it out, it self-levels as it covers the surface. Multiple coats were needed for the bar. When I cover the backside of the bar (in a couple of weeks), I will try to post some more pictures of the actual process. The hardest part was getting all of the tiny bubbles out of it, from mixing the two compounds, but fun using the torch to do so. Shit drys really quickly, so you have to act fast.

Not a PSU alum, just a fan.

 

When you're done, I'll fly you to Massachusetts so we can build my bar.

 

Here is my pretty much finished product.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigbluebeerguy/sets/72157624178179242/detail/

Like given2flybrewing, I used a two-part epoxy mixture on the bar top. No pictures of that process, as it took both my wife and myself to pour the length of the bar and begin the process of eliminating the air bubbles. Not difficult, just tedious.

 

Looks pretty good. Are those empty beer case packages on the top. Or little posters