Live Edge Bar and Floating Shelves

我的一个朋友让我帮忙安装一个活边板酒吧顶和浮动货架。当然，我答应了，因为这是一个很好的机会，可以和一块巨大的monkeypod木板一起工作（如果不是这样的话，我是做不起的）。对于任何不知道liveedge这个词的人来说，它是指电路板的边缘保持自然和波浪状。我的安装文件，以便我可以分享它，我希望你喜欢！

别忘了查看页面顶部的视频，如果你有任何问题，我很乐意在下面的评论中回答。

用品：

下面是我在本文中使用的工具和材料的链接。它要么是精确的工具/供给，要么是非常接近的东西。

Live Edge Slab - This was a 8/4" thick piece of monkeypod wood. It was about 3' wide.

Square

Circular saw

直尺（我们使用了水平仪和2x4的组合）

刀

建筑胶粘剂

Router+ bits

1/2“钻头至少10”长

浮架支架

嵌入式照明套件

Shop vacuum

Random orbital sander+打磨盘

完成-我们使用木脂素油，但我建议得到任何你觉得舒服的完成申请。

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在这篇有指导意义的文章中，我不会分享这个项目的确切尺寸，因为这个酒吧的位置在我朋友地下室一个小角落的两堵墙之间。相反，我只会让你知道我在哪里测量，所以你可以做同样的，如果你打算处理这样一个项目。

My friend had already built some cabinets for the base. Also, he was planning on installing a brick "backsplash" on the back and right hand side (where the cement board is installed), which gave us a bit of wiggle room. The brick was about 3/4" thick, so we knew we had that much play in our measurements.

我们测量了墙之间的距离。由于干墙从来都不是完美的，我们在几个不同的地点测量，然后采取最小的测量。（为了确保石板能滑进去）我们在石板上标出了尺寸。这里要记住的重要一点是，您需要确保两条端点是平行的。你不能让它与任何东西成直角，因为所有的边都是“活边”。

After checking all of the measurements more than once we used a straight edge clamped to the slab and a circular saw to cut the slab to length.

对于一个普通的台面，你通常的目标是在你的柜台上有一个一致的边缘悬挂量。对于live edge，这是不可能的。相反，我们测量了计数器的深度，然后加上3/4“，这将是最小深度。我们使用了一个框架正方形来显示一条垂直于我们在上一步中刚刚切割的端点的线。然后我们沿着活动边缘找到了一个点，这个点等于最小深度，并从一端到另一端画了一条线。

再次使用夹在板上的直尺（这次是2x4）和圆锯，我们将板切割到一定深度。

An important part in any build is to test things along the way. In this case we slid the slab onto the cabinets and noticed that the drywall on one edge was not square and needed to be adjusted. We scored a line in the drywall where the slab was hitting with a knife. We then used a saw to cut out the drywall in that spot. The slab is now able to slide into that area and it looks much nicer. Later it will be caulked so that you cannot see any gaps.

为了安装这块板，我们用了普通的建筑胶。我们在柜子顶上摊开一束，然后把柜子顶滑动到位。然后我们在上面加了一些砝码，让它晾干一夜。

Cutting the live edge floating shelves was very similar to the bar top, but instead of starting with the length, we decided to start with the depth. We marked out a line that had a minimum depth of 12". Again using a 2x4 as a straight edge and a circular saw we cut the slab.

We then cut one end perfectly perpendicular to the line we just cut (by using a framing square to mark a perpendicular line). We then marked out the total length (the distance between the two walls) and cut it to length.

My friend wanted to have a floating look to his shelves with no visible brackets. To accomplish we used a combination of hidden cleats on the sides with floating shelf hangers in the middle.

The cleats are simply 3/4" square material that is about 8" long. To make a corresponding hole (a.k.a. dado) for them in the shelf we used a router. We took multiple passes using the router until we reached a depth of 3/4". As you can see in the last picture we used a scrap piece of material to check to see if our depth and width were correct.

对于浮动架吊架，我们只需钻两个1/2“的孔来匹配吊架。（不幸的是，我没有这方面的照片）在做这件事时，我们一定要把他们放在点，将对应于一个螺柱在墙上。

我的朋友还想在架子上加上底座下的照明。他购买的工具箱需要在架子底部有一个1/2英寸的通道。我们又用路由器切断了这个通道。

Next we needed to get electricity to the lights, this was done with a long drill bit that connected the back of the shelf with the routed out channel. We slid the wire through and slid the aluminum channel into place. The aluminum channel will hold the LED light strip as well as a frosted panel to diffuse the light.

As electrical is best left to professionals I will not go into further detail here on how to attach the lights to the house electrical system.

First we struck some level lines on the walls where we wanted the shelves. Then we installed the cleats on the side. The back screws were into a stud, and for the front screws we used drywall anchors.

We then attached the floating shelf hangers onto the wall. They simply screw in using screws that are included in the kit. Then you thread on the hexagonal support.

最后我们把架子放好。它们很紧，我不怕它们从墙上掉下来。然而，如果这是一个恐惧你有你可以安装一个钉子或螺丝从下面进入夹板。

我们用车间的吸尘器来清理安装架子时产生的大部分干墙灰尘。然后我用一块湿抹布把剩下的拿来。然后我们用随机轨道砂光机和手工砂光机的组合对所有表面进行砂光。我们用了180号砂，因为这块木板以前是用砂纸打磨的。

We wet down the entire surface and then waited for it to dry. This raises the grain on the wood and is a good step to do to ensure that the surface will remain smooth. After it was dry we sanded again using 240 grit.

其中最引人注目的标准ts of any woodworking project is adding finish. We went with the recommended finish by the people at the local lumber yard and it is called Ligna Pronto. It seemed like a very nice oil based finish and it went on easily and had a very dramatic affect. We simply poured it on and spread it around. We waited a few minutes and then wiped off any excess.

No matter what finish you choose make sure to read the directions on the can.

正如我之前提到的，我的朋友添加了一个砖块后挡板（我没有帮助他，所以我没有这一步的任何图片，很遗憾，但它类似于其他后挡板安装）

这个项目最棒的部分是一旦完成了，我就可以和我的朋友喝一杯了。我真的很喜欢和我的朋友在这个项目上的工作，我觉得结果真的很好。希望你也喜欢！

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如果这个项目激励你安装自己的生活边缘酒吧或浮动货架，请张贴一些图片在这里。如果您有任何问题或意见，我很高兴在下面的部分回答。