DIY Friday: Craft Your Own ‘Star Wars’ Bar!
Happy DIY Friday! This week, family members Matt Iseman and Mark Steins stopped by Hallmark Channel’s hit daytime talk show Home & Family to demonstrate how to make a Star Wars bar! Check out the instructions below.
Materials:
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1 plywood tabletop 1 1/2 foot wide by 6 feet long (store bought or made)
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3 – 2’x4′ x 3/4″plywood panels
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2- 2′” wood dowels cut to 41″ long
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2 – 4″ PVC pipe cut to 16″ long
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Wood glue
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Hammer and finish nails or nail gun
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6 right angle brackets
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Paint of choice
Directions for Body Creation (Measurements based on average bar height of 42’’):
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Cut two 6″ strips off of one 2 x 4 panel. Leaving one 12″ panel and two 6 inch ones. (see build plan)
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Cut all pieces based on and assemble with glue and nails.
Directions for Wings:
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The wings are made from one 2’ x 4′ panel, Measure 15″ from top of one side and 15″ from bottom of one side.
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Intersect the points and cut along that line.
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At ends of each wing piece glue and attach 41″ x 2″ dowels vertically to ends. (similar to X-wing guns) these will also be bar top supports.
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Attach wings to main body.
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Using right angle “L” brackets, attach wings to side of main body.
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Mount top to base,
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Paint all with “Star Wars” feel.
Watch Matt and Mark demonstrate how to make your own Star Wars bar in the video below!
Home & Family airs weekdays at 10 am ET/PT on Hallmark Channel.
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