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DIY bottle wall at the back of the bar

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFyK-pJiyyg&feature=youtu.be

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May 13, 2014

tucker603 wrote:

Monkey Bottle - Hey, I am making this wall as we speak. Love it!!! Can you tell me where the bottle with the monkey on it came from. I have a monkey (tasteful) fettish. Just a different idea. I made the hole all the way through the top board so if I have to remove a bottle for some reason I can pull the rebar up.

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Greg Hahn

The monkey label is painted on and it survived a Canadian winter no problem. We put rubber washers between the bottles to keep out the water, but it didn't work very well. If you haven't seen it yet here is a video showing some of the mistakes and lessons learned while making the wall

Peeling off all the labels was by far the hardest and most time consuming part.

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tucker603

I did watch your video, several times. I baked the bottles in the oven for 20 minutes at 250 degrees. That worked really well. That's how I spent my Saturday night! I looked up the monkey wine and it's 50.00 a bottle. If I cracked it I would be furious? I live in NH so I expect a few breaks. Although I might take them in for winter. I did buy washers as you suggested.
I need 48 bottles. I found some cheap ones at Christmas Tree shop that have no labels, what a joy that was.

Thanks for all your advice. I will send a picture when it's done.

Martha

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April 9, 2014

fatdan1 wrote:

How do you get the holes in the wine bottles?

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fionslong

very nice

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fatdan1

Great Stuff!!!

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