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Does anyone know where to get a chicago bar rail for the 8 ft straight bar? If found, is it recommended that it be mitered on a 45 at the corners? If you do not know where to get one, do you have any ideas on where to start on building one from scratch? Thanks!
Bar rails are some $$$ and if your bar is 8ft and you want 45% on them really big $$ for longer ones.. I did a search for bar rails and found a few sites that told you how to cut them but the bits for the router was a little salty also. I think there is a link on the main page that will show you some oak rails.
Bar rails!! anybody else want to know how to make your own? Well, I have the answer. If you have:1)router 2) a few wood clamps 3) Table saw 4) a 1/2″ 1/4 round router bit 5) wood glue – you can make your own bar rail to whatever specificaitons you want for less than 1/4 the price of buying one. There are only a couple items that standing in your way. 1) how do I get wood the right hickness? – well you glue 2 pieces of 1″Xwhatever” thick oak available from home depot or Lowes. You get a 2″ thick oak board to make a rail out of.
2) how in the world do you make the concave cut down the length of the board? The cut is called a “cove cut” and is a complex cut made with a table saw. I wont bother explaining how to do a cove cut because if you search for “cove cut” on google, you will find many nice sites explaining – with pictures . I will offer 3 suggestions though. First of all – do the router cuts on the rail before the cove cut (if you cove cut you lose a flat place to put the router). Secondly – practice on a piece of pine a couple feet long first – you could use a 2X4 if you wanted. Lastly, raise the blade only a little at a time – 1/16″ at a time or less for hardwood (saw blades arent really designed to cut from the side, so take your time)! Making a good, safe cove cut takes a little practice. Once you got that down pat – move on to your expensive oak. Then enjoy all the money you just saved. If you want to get rid of the cut marks in the cove quick – use a belt sander belt taped to a piece of PVC – use 40 then 60 then 100, then 150 grit and it goes fast. If you start with high grit it takes FOREVER.
my local home depot has bar rail for 14.50$ can. per ft.
where is the site that tells you how to cut it
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