DIY Bar Cart

By Ben Uyeda

SKILL
easy

Learn how to make a DIY Bar Cart, perfect for any space!

Tools

  • 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 10" Sliding Compound Miter Saw Kit
  • Tape Measure
  • 18V ONE+ 5" Random Orbit Sander
  • 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 1/2" Drill/Driver
  • 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 4-1/2" Angle Grinder/Cut-Off Tool

Accessories

  • 12 PC. 2" Diamond Grit Impact Drive Bits
  • 25 PC. ROUND SHANK BLACK OXIDE DRILL BIT SET
  • 3 PC. 4-1/2" Metal Grinding Wheel Set
  • 7 PC. 5" RANDOM ORBIT SANDER SAND PAPER

Steps

STEP 1

Cut the boards using a miter saw. Cut 1" by 12" and 1" by 2" oak boards into pieces that are 32" long.

Tools

10 IN. Sliding Compound Miter Saw With Laser

Materials

Oak Board

STEP 2

Drill holes into the oak. Screw 90 degree elbow fittings on either side of an 8" long piece of 1/2" diameter pipe. Use this assembly to trace the location of the holes on one of the 1" x 12" oak boards.

Tools

18V ONE+ Compact Drill/Driver Kit

Materials

Oak Board

STEP 3

Sand the oak using an orbital sander with 220-grit sand paper.

Tools

18V ONE+ 5 IN. Random Orbit Sander

Materials

Oak Board

STEP 4

Stain the oak using a polishing rag to apply a single coat of Danish oil.

Materials

Danish Oil, Staining Pads

STEP 5

Insert the wood dowels into the pipefittings. Cut some short pieces of 7/8" diameter dowel to fit inside iron pipe reducing couplings that went from ¾" diameter on one end to ½" on the other.

Materials

Wood dowels, Pipefittings

STEP 6

Thread the short 1 1/2" long pipes through the drilled holes, then sandwhich the oak boards witht couplings on either side.

Materials

1 1/2" long pipes, oad boards, couplings

STEP 7

Screw in handle.

Tools

18V ONE+ Compact Drill/Driver Kit

Materials

Bar cart handle

STEP 8

Drill holes in the dowels then insert the stems of the bronze casters. Add additional screws through the mounting plates on the casters and into the dowels.

Tools

18V ONE+ Compact Drill/Driver Kit

Materials

Dowels, Casters