why does the L shaped bar leave 2×4 exposed on foot rest? Home Bar Forum › Forums › Home Bar Project Construction Questions › EHBP-02 L-Shaped Bar › why does the L shaped bar leave 2×4 exposed on foot rest? This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 11 months ago by Anonymous. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts December 5, 2007 at 11:16 am #19281 brakesjm 👿 December 14, 2007 at 12:13 pm #20100 Anonymous Its probably just a missed step. Just use whatever type of wood you are using to finish your bar on top of it. I actually got rid of the foot rest in my 8 foot straight bar. I put a brass rail in instead. Gotta love a brass rail. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In