Post #796842 by MadDogMike on Fri, Aug 16, 2019 11:05 AM

I decided I needed a bar on the patio. Not a seating area bar, just a place to mix drinks or use as a food serving table.

I wanted it to have a Pele theme with lava, this was my concept drawing

For the lava, I decided on a poured acrylic technique. You pour acrylic paint on your surface then swirl it around until you have the look you like. I cut some "lava fissure" shapes from black Masonite and poured the acrylic paint on them. This is after the paint was poured and before it was swirled.

Here are a few panels, the first 2 are too dark so I added less black, more light yellow.

I traced the lave fissures onto my 36x24x1 inch wooden top, routered them 1/2 deep, and then textured the wood via various methods including smashing lava rocks on the wood with a hammer :lol:

I painted the edges of the holes black and fitted the lava panels inside.

I filled in the depression over the lava with clear epoxy and painted the wood with oil based paint.

I made the bar base and cut out the Pele silhouette

Put another poured panel behind Pele, textured and painted the base, added two solar torches. I need to put a coat of epoxy to the Pele to protect it and make the colors pop.

Nighttime glamour shot