Homemade narrow endbars

[BeeCurious]

This is 2x10x8's planed down to 1 1/4" and cut to 6 1/4" pieces.






On the left is a normal (W.T. Kelley) endbar, On the right is a narrow endbar with the lower section thinned down. I also intend to thin down the topbars...

[Adam Foster Collins]

Nice,

I set up a little jig on the chop saw and just trim both of the edges a 16th. Keeps them self-spacing, but 1.24" on center. Hmm. That reminds me... That's another thing I need to do this winter. I just got another 250 new deep frames...

See that? Winter just got even shorter.

ps - awesome stock you've used in that example... nice and straight grain... sweet.

Adam

[westernbeekeeper]

Wow, I like how you made your endbars. I had never thought of doing it that way. Thanks for the pics; good job.

[BeeCurious]

Wow, I like how you made your endbars. I had never thought of doing it that way. Thanks for the pics; good job.

Thanks, it's the best I could do with a $99 Ryobi saw and a non-recommended dado set...

[westernbeekeeper]

Thanks, it's the best I could do with a $99 Ryobi saw and a non-recommended dado set...

Well, I have an excellent router that I am still learning to use and a decent table saw, so I'd love to give it a try. Thanks again!

[D Semple]

I make my end bars the same way, but reduce my top dado down to 3/4" and use a 5/8" dado for a solid bottom bar of the same width. I use a jointer to trim down the sides on the lower half of the end bars, which I found to be way faster and safer.

Top bars are 3/4" tall with a 15/16" width. This allows for a 5/16" bee space between bars, which I have found works good.

Don

[BeeCurious]

I use a jointer to trim down the sides on the lower half of the end bars, which I found to be way faster and safer.

Certainly much much safer...

[RAK]

I use a jointer to trim down the sides on the lower half of the end bars, which I found to be way faster and safer.

Thats the way its done!