The wooden bar counter in two lines
The wooden bar counter is a folding station in double laminated poplar plywood, 150cm wide when open, set up in 60 seconds with five moves and folded down to 27 x 80 x 70cm. It is the fastest in the range to put up and the narrowest once closed.
Who it is for
For anyone setting up and breaking down the same day, often and without help. Sixty seconds of set up is not a line on a spec sheet: over a season of forty dates it is hours of unpaid work, and above all it is the difference between arriving half an hour early and arriving two hours early. It is also the counter for anyone who wants a warm material in front of the guests instead of steel, for weddings and private parties where the counter is on show.
Twenty seven centimetres is the number that decides the transport
Folded, the wooden bar counter becomes a panel 27cm wide, 80 tall and 70 deep. That is the measurement behind the maker’s claim that it fits in a small car, and it is not a figure of speech: it goes behind the seats of most mid sized cars, with no van and no trailer. Anyone working in a city, where parking a van costs more time than the service itself, buys that number before any other feature.
Specifications
- Material: double laminated poplar plywood
- Width, open: 150cm
- Depth, open: 80cm
- Worktop height: 80cm
- Service top height: 120cm
- Folded size: 27 x 80 x 70cm
- Set up: 60 seconds, 5 moves, no tools
The heights differ from the steel range
Worktop at 80cm and service top at 120: five centimetres lower for the first, five higher for the second than on the steel counters. The lower worktop suits anyone muddling and shaking for long stretches, because it puts less load on the shoulder; the higher service top covers the mess of the service better, which is the first thing a standing guest sees. Anyone putting two different stations side by side needs to know this in advance, because the tops will not line up.
Take the wooden bar counter if
If you set up and break down on your own, if you travel by car and not by van, if the counter stays on show and wood tells the right story. If instead you work in the rain or in catering kitchens, the steel and aluminium folding models take constant damp and harsh cleaning better.
Poplar plywood, and why it is not a compromise
Plywood crosses the grain layer over layer, and for that reason it moves far less than solid timber against the swings in humidity a portable counter meets every weekend. Poplar is the lightest of the plywood species, which is why a 150cm structure stays transportable by one person. The double lamination closes both faces and makes them washable, which is what a top gets asked for when sugar and juice land on it.
FAQ
How long does the wooden bar counter take to set up? Sixty seconds, in five moves, with no tools and no extra parts.
How much room does it take folded? 27 x 80 x 70cm, the narrowest in the range: it goes into a small car.
How wide is it open? One hundred and fifty centimetres, 80cm deep: the size where two people work together.
Are the heights standard? They are 80 and 120cm, against the 85 and 115 of the steel stations: worth checking if you pair two counters.
Can it be used outdoors? Yes, but it is wood: keep it out of driving rain and dry it before folding it away.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy. 15-day returns, free of charge. Questions before you order? Message us on WhatsApp on +39 351 929 6937.
For the comparison with the steel models and the trolleys there is the portable bar counter guide.
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