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Pinetops
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It's coming along nicely, great work on the bed.
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mtnbus
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| looks great man !!! way to go |
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peaceful warrior
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Thank you. Best of all, I am having fun doing some woodworking again. Can't wait to start on the bulkhead cabinet.
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peaceful warrior
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Finally got back to work after fracturing a bone in my right foot and spraining the ankle, 3 weeks ago. Working on the bulkhead cabinet. I making it in 2 pieces and the end piece close to the door will be an angled cabinet to make it easier to get in an out.
Still waiting on the back ordered bed hinges from BD, so that is on hold for now.
Anyhow, this bulkhead cabinet is taking much more time as I am figuring things out as I go along. Today I cut out face for the cabinet. Still have some finish sanding to do, but I will say this. Next time I am going to build the face in pieces like a kitchen cabinet. Using one solid piece makes the round corner cuts tough.
Lot's still to do before it will be ready to go in, but here are some photos as I move along.
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Pinetops
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Nice woodwork there, I'm impressed!
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peaceful warrior
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| Nice woodwork there, I'm impressed! |
Thank you. Taking my time, test cutting on other wood, but I still have made a few errors that I can fix or hide. 
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Manfred58sc
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Really good work there, plunge cuts can be a white knuckle ride...
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peaceful warrior
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Been back at it, finally finished the bulkhead cabinets. It is two pieces for easy removal. I had to change the design of the larger cabinet doors and drawer midstream because the oval cut jig I made was giving me trouble. Sussed it out when I got to the second cabinet.
Bed is on hold because the Just Kampers hinges would not work with bed box I built, so instead I am having the original Westy bed passenger side hinge altered by a machine/welding shop so it will match the drivers side hinge.
Should have them back in a few days.
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Red Fau Veh
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It looks awesome, I like custom wood stuff, are you going to make a surfboard rack? I mean inside the bus, something to keep the board safe. I am curious to see your quiver. 
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peaceful warrior
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| It looks awesome, I like custom wood stuff, are you going to make a surfboard rack? I mean inside the bus, something to keep the board safe. I am curious to see your quiver. |
Not for now. I doubt I will be driving this bus out to the coast at any point until I move back west.
I have a Becker 9'0" small box tail Thruster and a 9'6" Midget Farrelly pintail Thruster. All of my older longboards are out at my cousins in Lecaudia, CA.
One is a 10' Dewey Weber single fin and a 9'0" Surfboards Hawaii noserider. I gave my shortboards to my godson.
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Cabinets look great/functional. Are you doing any type of door cabinets/spice rack? These along with the extra tables are super handy for camping.
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peaceful warrior
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| Cabinets look great/functional. Are you doing any type of door cabinets/spice rack? These along with the extra tables are super handy for camping. |
Not certain about that yet. Need to get it out and camp in it once to see if I will need them. I thought about the possibility of putting a fold up hatch over the side cabinet which could be used as a table.
I have been saving a spice rack and fold up door table, though. I'll see.
BTW, thank you.
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Amazing work! Thanks for sharing
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peaceful warrior
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After finding out that the Just Kampers R&R bed hinges would not work with the box I built, I had the original Westy hinges altered (passenger side) so I could use them.
Got them back yesterday, primed and painted them today, in gun metal grey.
Install begins tomorrow.
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peaceful warrior
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Installed and on the bed box. Perfect.
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peaceful warrior
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Working on laminating 3/4" baltic birch to a 1/4" sheet of birch so I can get the correct thickness for the seat bottom and back.
I screwed thru the 1/4 inch since it will be under the foam, but I will remove them once the glue has set (48 hours). Cut each piece 2" wider and longer then needed so I can later trim it down to size on a table saw.
Wish me luck... 
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peaceful warrior
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Not a day of rest, though it seems that way since I am working on home projects and the 66 bus. Cut the custom seat back and seat bottom down to size this morning. Have more work to do to them, rounding corners, filling screw holes, sanding, staining and prepping for foam cushions and upholstery. Had a brainstorm this morning. Going to cut and add armrests on each side of the bed, just like the OG westy bed had on one side.
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peaceful warrior
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Edges sanded down, corners rounded & screw holes filled and sanded. First coat of stain. This will be the foam side of the seat.
This is the back.
Seat bottom.
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peaceful warrior
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Finished cutting and assembling the two armrests today. Still have some fine tuning to do, but they will look great once padded and upholstered.
Ordered 5" foam for the seats and parcel area as well as the thin foam for the armrests.
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peaceful warrior
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Finally got back to finishing up the Westy bed.
Bolted it down this morning, began cutting the rear foam when it began to rain. It will be covered in the same material and I think I will be quite comfortable on it.
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