Craigr:
See the sixth photo from the bottom…
The arm rest is two layers of oak, looks like one 1×4 on the bottom and one 1×6 on the top sandwiched together. The edges are routered to make them nice an smooth. Use either a 1/4″ or 1/2″ round over bit. (scott, any tips?)

I will be adding deatils on how to make an arm rail like this in a new section just on Bar Rails, coming soon. It is easier than it looks! But it looks great! and Scott did a great job!
Thanks!
Steve
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