Trails in the Sand new updates 9-28-11

[starleen2]

It appears that you're moving right along!

[queeniejeanne]

Really looking foreward to seeing that completed at LCGV....think about the savings from renting.... You guys are really making us envious....see ya Queenie Jeanne and DJAYH

[Alan and Lianna]

We have applied several coats of paint on the interior walls.

Added some shelf supports

Epoxied the floor seam

Sanded the galley walls and applied CPES epoxy

After several coats getting shiny

Added blocking for hatch supports and lighting

And set the hatch in place to admire our work



Alan and Lianna

[Alan and Lianna]

Well, after getting ready for work.

And opening some new purchases from Harbor Freight

We plugged in the iron to to get ready to apply some veneer.

The edges of plywood look so much better veneered.

We built the upper sliding doors and set them in place.

Started working on an idea for a breadbox.

Tried another idea.

Finally agreed on an idea and started building

A breadbox hatch!

All it needs is some taillights and a license plate which we will add later

After putting up the walls, we noticed we did not have enough clearance to epoxy behind the fenders, so my brother had bought a new plasma cutter and I knew like any man with a new toy he was ready to cut something, so I invited him over and he proceeded to cutting.

He even let me do some cutting..

Now the fenders are gone
and I'll be inviting him back over in a week or two to try out that new welder he bought and hasn't used yet!


Alan and Lianna

[grizz]

1000 bonus points for your breadbox.... mini - hatch.

Love the whole layout of your galley.

[parnold]

1000 bonus points for your breadbox....

I second that on the breadbox!

Is that considered thinking "inside" the box?

[Txbum]

Your teardrop is looking great...congrats...Txbum and Mary Jane...

[LanM]

Looks great! can I ask what kind of plywood you used for the counters, and sliding doors?

[S. Heisley]

It's looking good! Also, you are lucky to have a brother who loves to purchase and use tools!

[Alan and Lianna]

Looks great! can I ask what kind of plywood you used for the counters, and sliding doors?

The countertop is 3/4" baltic birch plywood with birch veneer adhered to the outer edge to cover the layers. The sliding doors are 1/8" baltic birch plywood, the sliders are poplar veneered to match. The entire galley has been coated with 3 coats of epoxy and sanded in between coats.

Alan and Lianna

[Alan and Lianna]

We bought some more 1/8th inch plywood today at Houston Hardwoods and picked up a 250 foot roll of veneer for $19.

Added lower shelf supports


Added upper shelf supports.

I had a router gouge at the bottom of the facing

So I shaped some scrap wood with the router

Which covered the gouge nicely

Did some more painting

The bulkhead with the first coat of paint

Painted the Galley walls


We had finished off the 2 gallons of CPES that we had 2 days ago, and have been waiting patiently for our shipment of 3 gallons of RAKA epoxy that was lost by UPS to be replaced, well it arrived today... YAHOO....


So we are concentrating on finishing up most of the interior so we can put on the ceiling possibly tomorrow night.

Alan and Lianna

[Alan and Lianna]

Well, today started out with a thunderstorm on the way to the shop, luckily we had the tarp covering the 6 sheets of 1/8 inch baltic birch we bought yesterday. It was coming down so hard we pulled into the car wash to better
secure the tarp and got soaking wet, but we made it and the wood barely got wet. We were out of any large 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch plywood, but we did have the 1/4 inch full size template that we used to cut out the profile so we cut 6 pieces from it to match the front profile for the front cabinets and glued 2 set of three pieces together to create 2 3/4 inch dividers.
We then proceeded to assemble the front cabinets.




The center will be left open and there will be doors added later on both sides.
Not quite ready to install the ceiling, but getting close...

Alan and Lianna

[aggie79]

Alan and Lianna,

Very nice craftsmanship on your teardrop! Your overall design is very impressive.

My wife and I hope to meet you at LCG V (if I can ever get our teardrop finished.)

[Alan and Lianna]

Alan and Lianna,

Very nice craftsmanship on your teardrop! Your overall design is very impressive.

My wife and I hope to meet you at LCG V (if I can ever get our teardrop finished.)
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Tom (& Linda)

Thanks, We looked at a lot of teardrops last year at Joe Poole and LCG IV, took pictures and mental notes of what we liked and we didn't need. We have been reading through build journals and nearly all the construction area, and recognized some of the construction techniques we liked were Steve Fredericks, so we ordered his plans, ordered a 9' trailer and had to send it back because they put the axle in the wrong position and had it moved. We have drawn up plans, changed and redrawn, and then changed it again when we finally started building. The basics have stayed the same but when we get to building we get into a creative mind set and are not reluctant to change. Lianna is so excited she can hardly stand it and I am so proud that we actually love to work together. We will be at LCG V, this time not in a rented trailer, and with our experience to share. Looking forward meeting you guys too.

Alan and Lianna

[Alan and Lianna]

After alot of sanding and prep-work, we mounted the rear shelves and then varnished the shelves and cabinet facing.

We placed molding along both sides of the front cabinets and then sanded and varnished them too.

We installed the ceiling and spars.


We placed all of the sliding doors in the upper cabinets in the galley and temporarily put into place the lower cabinet facing just to see our progress.


Today we used the new Raka epoxy that we ordered. It is a much thicker solution than previous epoxy from Rot Doctor and little harder to work with. Tomorrow when we start again, we are considering thinning it out slightly to make it easier to spread.

Alan and Lianna