Vardo build 1st build

[stonykill]

lunch break.





helpers

[stonykill]

more rain coming and my parents are away for a few days so I am taking over the garage. Drove the trailer the 200 yards there



and the front wall is up



and that is it for the day. Taking our son out to dinner. Back to it in the am

[Steve_Cox]

Nice Job You're making me want to build a Gypsy Trailer.

By the way: Thanks for posting the YouTube Video of your band on my birthday thread, but that's a pretty obscure place, so here's the link again. I liked it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YtWvYJ3GfR4

[stonykill]

thanks Steve. On both the build and the band

[stonykill]

a little more progress today. Got slowed a bit when I needed four 1x2's that were 8-1/2 feet long. So I went into my basement where I store dry rough cut lumber and found 2 red oak boards that could be resawn and planed to fit the bill. Took 1/2 hour or so to make them but I'm a 1/2 hour from the closest lumber yard. Little more to do tomorrow before heading out to chase down more plywood and stuff.

[nhstt]

looking good can't wait to see what the interior layout looks like!
KarenB

[stonykill]

thanks! Interior for now will be simple I think. We want to camp in it this summer...so a bed for now and little else. We figure camping init will help us decide what we do and don't need/want

[stonykill]

short day today. I only had about 2 hours...but got some work done.

[High Desert]

Wow, when you set out to build a trailer, you don't mess about!

Enjoying watching your build, keep up the great work. Vardos are cool

[stonykill]

Wow, when you set out to build a trailer, you don't mess about!

Enjoying watching your build, keep up the great work. Vardos are cool

thank you! It's one of those things. I wanted to start working on it earlier in the year but I had a huge order to fill, which took up all of my time. So I'm spending a few days just working on this as much as possible. Tomorrow I'll get a good chunk of the day to work on it as well. I would LOVE to have the roof in plywood tomorrow ...but that maybe just beyond my reach. But it will at least be ready for it.

[stonykill]

got a lot done today. Pretty happy

[Oldragbaggers]

When you say "got a lot done," you are NOT KIDDING!!

I love it, truly. The shape is just beautiful, I love those roof trusses and the supports on the exterior sides (sorry, don't know the technical term), such attention to detail. This is a very charming build, and you are doing a great (and fast) job of it.

[S. Heisley]

WOW! You're really moving and it's looking KOOL!
...Looking forward to seeing more!

[stonykill]

thank you thank you. I am truly enjoying myself. The original inspiration was the one I posted a pic of at the beginning of the thread. Then I found Steve Cox's build. That is where much of the inspiration of this build came from. My plans, materials and mental image of the build changed after I had the trailer floor done.
I build furniture and raise chickens and ducks for a living. Building this is truly different and fun for me. The quick easy work is winding down. Pretty soon all of the detail/time consuming stuff starts.

[rebapuck]

Detailed or not....remember to have fun. No one is grading you on this.