The construction was very simple. There weren't any instructions with the original picture so we just had to make it up as we went along. Ours is built of pine, stained Rustoleum red mahogany, and I gave it three coats of polyurethane to protect it from the Canadian weather (update: it's already been rained on several times and is holding up great!)
The corners are reinforced with brass angle brackets and then Tom mounted the bar to the brick wall with tapcon screws. We also used brass hinges to attach the fold-down shelf to the base. The side ropes keeps the shelf from dropping below horizontal and puts less stress on the hinges.
Note: if you decide to use rope, tie it off a little shorter than you think you need - the shelf is slightly above horizontal - as the rope will stretch over time.
To keep it closed when it's folded up we attached a hook and eye on each side. It's very secure yet easy to open. And when it's folded away it barely takes up any room. You'd hardly even notice it was there!
Via: http://turtlesandtails.blogspot.ca/2012/06/its-five-oclock-somewhere.html
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