Tiki Bar is ready!
December 26, 2006 
Ben and I started this about a month ago. I actually thought it would be a weekend project! LOL ...I always underestimate a project. And I underestimated the cost! My rough guess is at least US$400 for this project ...maybe closer to $500. Click the pic or link on the left to see photos on Flickr showing the steps in the building. No formal plans, just sketched some ideas and made it up along the way ...the best way to do this type of leisure project!
I believe the list of materials is something like this:
- (1) 4x8 foot sheet of 3/4 inch birch plywood (for top and shelves)
- (1) 4x8 foot sheet of 1/2 inch plywood for sides and front
- (2) 8 foot 4x4 inch cedar posts
- (4) casters
- (1) roll of BF-39F Bamboo Wall Cover from Tropical Expressions
- (4) DT-FBMN Flat Bamboo Molding from amaZulu, Inc.
- (5) packs of Mosaic Glass Value Pack-Bright Colors and 5 packs of Mosaic Glue from Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts
- One pack each of brown and green mosaic glass - for the palm tree design
- Corona bottle opener and Corona bucket from Off The Deep End
- 2 or 3 packs of wainscot tongue and groove, a gallon of semi-gloss white exterior paint, a bunch of L-brackets, 2x4 hangers (which I used for 2x3's), lots of screws, some carpenter's glue, a box of brad tacks, a 50-foot roll of sisal rope, a few 8-foot pieces of quarter round ...all from the local Lowe's or Home Depot store
- (1) gallon Thompson's WaterSealer (with stain already in it)
- (2) quarts of Famowood Glaze Coat (pour-on high gloss epoxy coating)
- some tile grout (we already had this)
- probably 5 glue sticks (used with the hot glue gun to attach the rope
Lots of tunes to play while working, a few Nukie Browns to drink after working, the cool tiki guy that we found at the local Dockside store (along with Polly - the fake parrot that we picked up at Dockside). Probably a few other things, but I've been typing too long and the bar is getting lonely.
Cheers :)
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