Mitered vs. Radius Bar Rail Corners
Posted by Krista Moon on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 @ 09:55 AM
How you want the corners of your bar rail to look is an important consideration when choosing your bar rail material and profile style.
The most simple and least expensive way to handle the corners of
your bar rail is to create miter joints by cutting two parts of rail at an angle and joining them to form a corner. Bar rail can be beveled to create either 90-degree joints or non-perpendicular joints.
Radius, or rounded, corners and curved bar rail definitely add beauty and style to your home bar. The radius corner profile has
to match the rest of the bar rail. Not all millwork companies have the Large Shaper Cutter or CNC machines necessary to create the corner pieces on hand, which can make them slightly more difficult to find. Millwork companies that do create radius corners often have limited bar rail profiles and materials they work with.
Some millwork companies will do profile matching for custom bar radius pieces. As you can imagine, this option will increase your time spent and the cost of building your home bar. It could be worth it if you can swing it!
Cost of Bar Rail Corners
Bar rail corner pieces can easily cost $80 to $200 each depending on the type of wood you are using and the company you are working with. The following is a list of some companies that sell bar rail corners based on a brief Internet search. It is important to make sure that the corner bar rail profile matches the rest of your bar. You might consider calling a couple of local millwork companies in your area to see if they can help you as well.