This is my first instructable, and I apologise, I did not take pictures of the entire process, I did not think to about posting to instructables, but next time I will.
My father's bar is an old 1920's wooden ice chest that has been refinished. My older brother has laid claim to that particular inheritance some 20 odd years into the future. I however have wanted my own original awesome cool bar to call my own and have my kids fight over whose inheritance it is. Enter the Brother-in-Law.
My Brother-in-Law had this old console TV from the 50's that he had planned to "rebuild" in his apartment for years. His cats use it as a scratching post and it that has been about its life. When he was moving out of his apartment he asked if I wanted it and my immediate thought was build a bar!
I wanted to keep it as TV like as possible, that meant keeping the glass and tv knobs etc. It took a little hacking and engineering, but I am happy with the results. Forgive the pictures, it looks so much better in person. Also the goal was to keep costs low as possible.
Since this is my first instructable, I will probably have to edit the details more as time goes on. Please forgive any inaccuracies, spelling, or general ingnorance on my part.
My father's bar is an old 1920's wooden ice chest that has been refinished. My older brother has laid claim to that particular inheritance some 20 odd years into the future. I however have wanted my own original awesome cool bar to call my own and have my kids fight over whose inheritance it is. Enter the Brother-in-Law.
My Brother-in-Law had this old console TV from the 50's that he had planned to "rebuild" in his apartment for years. His cats use it as a scratching post and it that has been about its life. When he was moving out of his apartment he asked if I wanted it and my immediate thought was build a bar!
I wanted to keep it as TV like as possible, that meant keeping the glass and tv knobs etc. It took a little hacking and engineering, but I am happy with the results. Forgive the pictures, it looks so much better in person. Also the goal was to keep costs low as possible.
Since this is my first instructable, I will probably have to edit the details more as time goes on. Please forgive any inaccuracies, spelling, or general ingnorance on my part.
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So I took out the 'lectronic guts, tubes, speaker, spiders, and old mouse droppings... Removed a lot of screws...
The Parts list as far as I remember
Set of Soss invisible hinges from Woodcraft. $26
Set of hinges for wine rack door. Free on hand
Brass chain for shelf/liquor cab access. Free on hand
Black paint 10 bucks
Lots of wood putty 5 bucks
Extra plywood to add to drop shelf/access door free on hand
Wood glue free on hand
Grill gloth $15
Oak wood for win rack. Free - pallet wood.
The Parts list as far as I remember
Set of Soss invisible hinges from Woodcraft. $26
Set of hinges for wine rack door. Free on hand
Brass chain for shelf/liquor cab access. Free on hand
Black paint 10 bucks
Lots of wood putty 5 bucks
Extra plywood to add to drop shelf/access door free on hand
Wood glue free on hand
Grill gloth $15
Oak wood for win rack. Free - pallet wood.
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Good work and excellent instructable.
I personally love seeing projects like this. Keep it up!