Hickory Curved Bar

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Lower level bar on the left, brick wall with stone art nitch next to door leading out to screen porch

Lower level bar on the left, brick wall with stone art nitch next to door leading out to screen porch
We glued kerf core onto the frame of the bar

We glued kerf core onto the frame of the bar
A look from the inside showes the framing and the kerf core with a strip of drywall on the top

A look from the inside showes the framing and the kerf core with a strip of drywall on the top
Peices of Kerf core are glued on to make frames

Peices of Kerf core are glued on to make frames
The steel column ended up right there so we covered it with brick and built the bar around it.

The steel column ended up right there so we covered it with brick and built the bar around it.
This showes how the kerf core plywood is wrapped around the framing

This showes how the kerf core plywood is wrapped around the framing
We filled some low spots with a water putty.  It's very similar to what they would do in a body shop with a car.

We filled some low spots with a water putty. It's very similar to what they would do in a body shop with a car.
Another layer of Kerf core was added at the bottom for a base around the bar.

Another layer of Kerf core was added at the bottom for a base around the bar.
The low spots and all the open grain in the plywood is filled with a diluted water putty.  This will help bond the veneer to the plywood.

The low spots and all the open grain in the plywood is filled with a diluted water putty. This will help bond the veneer to the plywood.
After the putty & sanding is complete, we covered the bar with a sanding sealer.  This will seal all the grain so the contact cement does not soak into the wood.

After the putty & sanding is complete, we covered the bar with a sanding sealer. This will seal all the grain so the contact cement does not soak into the wood.
Hickory veneer is cut with a utility knife and a streight edge.  The contact cement is then applied to the back.

Hickory veneer is cut with a utility knife and a streight edge. The contact cement is then applied to the back.
The bar is covered with a water based contact cement.  Just a section at a time is covered so we can keep up with the veneer peices.

The bar is covered with a water based contact cement. Just a section at a time is covered so we can keep up with the veneer peices.
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