Arm rest of Kegger bar

[Anonymous]

I have two questions regarding the arm rest on the Kegger bar that I would really appreciate some help with.

First, the plans call for the arm rest to be made of a 1″ x 6″ and a 1″ x 4″ oak board glued together. Would you suggest glueing them together and then cutting to size? Or cutting then gluing?

Next is a questions regarding the connection of the are rest to the bar top. The plan isn’t specific on how to do so. Basically it seems that the arm rest will only have 2″ of surface area where it connects to the bar top. Will glue and finish nails be strong enough to support the 4 remaining inches overhang (considering that is where one might put a decent amount of body weight when using the bar)? Or am I misunderstanding the plans?

As I said earlier, any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Mike

[michael_89]

thesnake wrote:

I have two questions regarding the arm rest on the Kegger bar that I would really appreciate some help with.

First, the plans call for the arm rest to be made of a 1″ x 6″ and a 1″ x 4″ oak board glued together. Would you suggest glueing them together and then cutting to size? Or cutting then gluing?

I cut mine then glued, but then again I’m no woodworker. They fit alright though.

thesnake wrote:

Next is a questions regarding the connection of the are rest to the bar top. The plan isn’t specific on how to do so. Basically it seems that the arm rest will only have 2″ of surface area where it connects to the bar top. Will glue and finish nails be strong enough to support the 4 remaining inches overhang (considering that is where one might put a decent amount of body weight when using the bar)? Or am I misunderstanding the plans?

As I said earlier, any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Mike

The 2″ is plenty of area to hold the armrest. You will want to use wood glue on the surface and the butt joint. I then used 1 5/8″ wood screws and secured the rest from underneath. Countersunk them in and used some wood puddy to cover the heads. I would not think finishing nails would be enough to hold it.

[Anonymous]

royalj7

Thanks for the advice… I didn’t see it until afterwards, but that is exactly what I did.

Actually, I didn’t make the armrest exactly how the plans called for… instead of making the 6″ and the 4″ boards parallel I made them perpendicular to each other… make the rail look thicker.

I then glued it to the bar top and secured from underneath with 1 5/8 drywall screws… worked perfectly.

Thanks again

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