Accessible Tony Latham Inspired Teardrop Build

[HastaLaPasta]

Hello all,

I posted awhile ago in the general forum about building a teardrop for me and my wife who has MS and is wheelchair bound.
After searching forums facebook, youtube you name it etc. And so many idea's i decided to start and make it simple i bought Tony Lathams book as a guide and that is gonna be the shape of my teardrop with some adjustments. I am 6foot5 so the the storage at my head needs to go or be alot smaller. The doors are gonna be a bit wider to accommodate a passive hoist when needed to get my wife inside when she feels real bad. Normally i slide her on a slidingboard from the wheelchair inside the teardrop the sidewalls are also gonna be a bit thicker and the innerwall aswell so i can mount alot of handles inside for her to grab on when she needs to move herself inside.

Here my first picture where i am building inside the trailer which i don't want to disturb the structure cause of laws here.

Greetings all,

Wim

 

[yayeric]

Thicker walls are a plus but a strong wood should be considered as well for where the hoist is getting attached. Oak or stronger. I'd reccomend canary, strong and beautiful.

I'd love to see a layout plan!

 

[HastaLaPasta]

I made a platform to work on that fits on top of the trailer, and i glued the template for the side walls together.

 

[HastaLaPasta]

Started with the lofting of the template, having some troubles with the imperial fractions not used to it.
it is slowly progressing today.

 

[HastaLaPasta]

I started with fairing the template, i have no power here so everything needs to be done by hand, man what a job... not fun any tips? The rasp bites too hard in the material so i am using a sanding block and a spokeshave.

 

[HastaLaPasta]

I've been quite busy and it's been insane hot here are some more pictures of the progress i am still fitting and measuring before i assemble. I made is it (dado) slides for the bulkhead but also for the countertop/clothing shelves. I'm metal/electro worker no real experience with woodworking.

 

[Tony Latham]

i have no power here so everything needs to be done by hand, man what a job... not fun any tips?

Yowsers! I can only imagine.

Tony