Carpenter skills on a Westy

vw76westy · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:51 am Post subject: Carpenter skills on a Westy

i thought i would share with everyone
the restoration i did on a stool

i picked up the stool a few weeks ago & it was destined to a landfill

a few days later i aquired the side of a sink cabinet,

some before pics ......

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this is the side being replaced

now that you have seen the before pics lets get to work

if you have a 76-79 westy you should be able to reconize this piece
its the side of the sink cab

lets remove all bolts & hardware

now lets do the sacrifice dance & start cutting

now we use the wood that was removed from stool
& use it as a templete & with a router cut the new piece
bob villa style Cool

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here is a close up of both new & original piece

after everything was put back together
the bare wood was clear coated & the rest of the laminate
was givin a good scrubbing

the cuchin & plaid were replaced & here are the
final results

Speak to the hand

drum roll please

this was the part replaced

you cant really tell from these pics but the stool had no bottom
i used a different piece of sink cab wood to cut a replacment
using the same era vintage wood to get a perfect match

i do have many more pics if you guys want to see them
just let me know & ill post some more pics

i have not tried to remove the wood face from the drawer
on the sink cab
if your in the area & you can remove it
i have some leftover pieces of wood w/lam
bring by we'll use it as a templete & ill make you a new one
& ill post the process here

if anyone wants/needs repairs in southern ca
maybe i can help im just a pm away

Klaussinator · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:11 am Post subject:

Nice work & great write-up! Applause

I love to see stuff being saved or reused like this. Especially when you're trying to keep it original, this stuff is getting harder and harder to find . . .

Our bus was built around this same principal, except I didn't have any original Westy stuff to start with - Our's was a 7-seat transporter. We hand-built the entire camper interior from scraps and free stuff. We've got less than $200 into the interior, and that's with running water, stove, microwave, cooler, lights, batt.charger, power inverter, & porta-potti! It pays off bigtime to "re-construct". Whole lot of satisfaction, too Wink

-Klauss

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DurocShark · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:16 am Post subject:

Hey Klauss,

Did you draw plans before building that? I'm thinking of re-building mine now that I have built up better cabinetry skills.
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Dead 1 · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:53 am Post subject:

Nice job! Question for you, why replace the piece of wood? It appears that all you had to do was remove the old laminate and put new laminate back on.
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vwwestyman · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: Re: carpentor skills on a westy

Klaussinator · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:55 am Post subject:

DurocShark,

Had about 10 different versions drawn on graph paper, then mocked it up in the bus using cardboard. Just did what felt right to us . . .

The kitchen unit is sized for the pcs in it - cooler, microwave, etc

-Klauss
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DurocShark · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:57 am Post subject:

Cool. I think it looks great.
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jtauxe · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:28 am Post subject:

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Dead 1 · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

calebmelvin · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:46 am Post subject:

Wow that turned out so well. I don't know about the replacement laminate. If you can source the original stuff why not use it?
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vw76westy · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

its much easier & faster to replace the
wood & lam
than to carefully strip lam without chipping or warping it
then attempt to reglue & expect a high quality smooth finsh

it will only take 15 min to use a old door as a templete
& route a new door out of a cabinete side, drill holes & swap hardware
the lam on new door will already be well glued

it would take hours to carefully strip lam from both pieces
then reglue, route the lam & hope it does not come apart

Vamstad · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: carpentor skills on a westy

BUSBOSS · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject:

Recently performed my own version of a Westy Stool Restoraton including a fabric change.

Does anyone have a nice close-up picture of the location and orientation of the mounting brackets for the stool? I searched the gallery but came up empty. Thanks in advance!
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BusterBrown · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:41 pm Post subject:

pkrboo · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:50 am Post subject:

I think he meant on the bus itself not the stool
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BUSBOSS · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:29 am Post subject:

patayres · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:45 am Post subject:

Not the best pic, but it gives you an idea of the location for the brackets. Can take measurements this evening if necessary.

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BUSBOSS · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:23 am Post subject:


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