Quarter Cut Lumber vs. Plain or Rift Cut
Quarter Cut Lumber vs. Plain or Rift Cut Lumber Great bit of knowledge before selecting your finish lumber. Quarter and Half Sawn Lumber refers to the grain pattern in specific cross section of the tree. This video will explain it...
Hawkeye’s Dry Martini Recipe
What’s better than sitting at home in isolation under “self quarantine”? We have the solution, a Quarantini! The Quarantini is a fun martini recipe with an added boost of vitamins to supplement your immune system in this global time of crisis.
Faux Stone Bar and Counter Tops
Feeling adventurous and creative? Try your artistic hand at making your own custom granite or stone look counter top right over plywood! You can save thousands of dollars over real stone and make your own custom pattern..or just clear coat natural wood. The process...
Proven Hangover Cure Tip #1
How to Avoid a Hangover? That’s easy: Don’t drink like a fool! But seriously, if you’re searching for a hangover cure, the damage has already been done. The good news is that you are still alive and able to use your phone or PC. How you recover from...
Autumn Bar Themes
Sample Home Bar Photos – Autumn Bar Themes: As Fall arrives, we enter the hunting, the Thanksgiving holiday and football seasons. These projects reflect that seasonal feeling by using related materials and decor. Fall themed bars if you will, are usually built...
The Dungeon Pirate Bar
The Dungeon: Pirate Theme Bar construction and creative mods by Mark. M. This awesome Pirate themed bar covers an entire basement!Built by site member Mark M. this masterpiece is ready to quench the thirst of any wench or Buccaneer. Mark’s cool nautical theme...No Basement Bunker in Tornado Alley?
No Basement Bunker? Tornadoes have been around since the dawn of time. Residential housing not so much. It’s no surprise that tornadoes regularly strike populated areas. Today there are many more people spread across the land that it’s inevitable these...House Porn – inspiration or frustration
House porn sites provide pretty pictures, but little else.
Three Season Room DIY Construction Project
DIY Three Season Room Project Introduction: The following post documents the planning and construction of a three season room that my wife and I had built back in the summer of 2010. It was a diversion from the bar building business, but has the potential to become a...Commercial Bar Design
Bar business owners looking to design, build and a install custom bar and bar room area can turn to the professional builders at Burke Bars. Owner Pete Burke has over 30 years of experience building high quality, functional bars for the food and entertainment...Greenhouse Article Moved
The Greenhouse Construction article has been moved to our web design website blog. Harbor Freight 10×12...