About the Bar

The Lion’s Den Bar was a personal project from my senior year of college at Tulane University. The inspiration for the name came from a lion painting that was in my backyard when I moved in and a Snapchat geotag dubbing my backyard “The Lion’s Den”. This entire bar was designed by myself using only a notebook and pencil. Most of the construction of this bar was done in my backyard using hand tools. Some of the larger cuts and the laser engraving work were done in the Tulane MakerSpace. I designed and laser engraved the front lion panels as well. The bar has two different countertops. The top and front countertop is the larger of the two and is meant for use by the people sitting at the bar. The bottom and back countertop is meant for use by the bartender. The bones of this bar were made from old wooden pallets that my old boss Eddy Piquet was able to get me access to. All of the wood on this bar was stained and/or sealed to protect it from weather and the elements. The bar has two cabinets, one on either side, each containing two shelves and doors that latch shut with handles made of 3D printed lion statues. There are also two LED light strips on the bottom of the front countertop and right above the bottom countertop that have color-changing capability. I would like to give a lot of credit to my upstairs neighbor Pauli Helm, who helped me a great deal with the construction and beautification of this bar. The dedication you will see below is in honor of her contributions.