Thread: red cedar bar

That has come up really well . Looking forward to seeing the top in it's new setting.

Weather against me driving bartop down coast this week but real priority is laying bricks anyway.More I get done less chance of damage to bartop from mortar,dropped/thrown trowels ,bricks etc Hope to post some pics next week.

Ready for install,cant lay any more bricks until I am in position to at least set bar top on plinth for alignment.Next trip down will be with bartop.

Schooner of Pale Ale thanks

Brick colours a good match for red cedar Bar finish height will be 102cm.Have long run to do on wall thats behind plinth,slow because I have to do wall ties every 4th course & every 200mm. Bit over bending I now remember why brickies leave sandstocks to home handyman types like meNo 2 bricks the same some have a camel hump,some are actually twisted & if you want a half you have to cut it with diamond blade Swapped sawdust for brickdust

Can highly recommend the beer in round poster,it means the the damned in Quebec dialect. The legend/fairy tale was that a crew of lumberjacks/furtrappers sold their souls to the devil to get home to their families at xmas.The devil then allowed them to paddle their canoe through the sky rather than the frozen river. Good story for scaring kids,beer is dark under a champagne cork ,round &7.5%alcohol Drank a few in Canada & I was speaking Quebecois by number...

Getting ready to move top down coast,been diverted by holiday in NZ & other half of project,laying bricks . They say after your first 10,000 you get the hang of it.But big question is do I have to put a couple of coats on the underside? It will be set on plinth with construction adhesive,& brass L brackets to stabilize it /decor but does that mean if moisture content changes due to season being 100 metres the river & estaury that its going to give me grief if I dont seal underside Can I just give it a rough sand then put 2 coats of floorseal on it I have had enough dust

Sealing the underside would be pretty essential . Better to be sure than sorry

To much hard work gone in to this to cut corners now,so I will put 2x coats on itBUT does it matter that I only sand it at 80 grit. I figure it still seals it. Any thoughts.

That would be OK. You are not going to be looking at it .

Yep what Pete said, doesn't mater if you don't sand it but make sure you put plenty of finish on the underside. A piece of timber is just like a huge sponge it will suck up moisture and or release it from all sides (and edges) the better it is sealed the slower the moisture movement in and out so the more stable the timber. Looks great Moikel.

Originally Posted by Peter36

That would be OK. You are not going to be looking at it .

Sorry

I don't agree with this
at least one of your mates, at some stage, will be lying in the floor looking up and say "hey that bits not as well finished as the top! What's going on!"

Thanks for the help,I knew I should ask the expertsI sanded it back tonight while I had a spare 45 minutes. Will get a coat on tomorrow & again on thurs.Its a rough sand but I figure it may help with penetration of fw tungoil floorseal. I might redo all edges after install. I will not touch top Its only 3k as crow flies to the sea & lowlying dairy country(floodprone)the other direction so no shortage of moisture,no shortage in bar/man land either.

Sawdust maker than can lay on the floor & give cheek all they like as long as they dont spill drinks on the bar