Hidden Cocktail Bar

Meet the Builder: An editor for Family Handyman, Jay Cork loves tinkering in his garage as much as he likes relaxing after.

Make the base

• I fashioned a base for my cocktail bar by tracing the section of countertop editor Mike Berner made in his “Workbench to Bar Top” article.
• I used the same butcher block material and cut out the shape with a jigsaw.