The Lovie Build

[lrrowe]

All the posts that are like this one show very neat gaps between the door and frame. I wish I could use the router that well.
Nice job

[jlovell25]

All the posts that are like this one show very neat gaps between the door and frame. I wish I could use the router that well.
Nice job

Thanks Bob... The trick is to take a lot of time with the setup. I spent an entire Saturday laying out and cutting my first door. The second one was a little easier. Routers are amazing with guides.

Jim.

[jlovell25]

I got the inner wall skins glued and trimmed. I could only get 4x4 sheets of birch locally so I had to try to hide the seem as much as possible.

[jlovell25]

I made a mistake when I first started to flush cut the door openings after attaching the inner wall skins. I had a spiral upcut flush trim bit in my router and had some ugly tear-out. After I realized what was happening I switched to a normal flush cut bit and it was much better. I was looking at making an inner door jam so I could use a double seal on the doors. Guess this tear-out issue makes the decision for me. I think I'll build a inner door jam out of oak that matches the curve of the doors and overhangs about 1/2" for the inner door seal.

[jlovell25]

After a lot of reading and some testing I decided to go with (Satin) MinWax Helmsman Spar Urethane for all of my interior wood finish. The main reason I went this route was the fact that I live in Florida and we have high humidity and condensation/mold is something that will happen here. I am doing the standard three coats with a foam brush and sanding with 220 grit between each coat. The finish is not quite as hard as I had hoped but I was sort of expecting that.

[jlovell25]

Got the walls and the rear bulkhead installed on the frame. For the glue I used PL Premium construction adhesive because I had already coated the attaching surfaces with spar urethane. I also used 2 inch coated deck screws along the floor line and again with the bulkhead. I used Kreg jig pocket screws to attach the rear bulkhead to the floor. The back side of the rear bulkhead will be inside the galley cabinets so I painted it with white interior trim paint. I will be painting all of the interiors of the cabinets with white trim paint to make them brighter inside and easier to clean.

[ELM]

As my Dad always told me for 40 years. (The trim will hide it)























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[jlovell25]

I got the counter top for the galley put together. I used 3/4" plywood with some off the shelf laminate from Lowes. For the edge I attached a piece of oak using a tongue and grove router bit set. After gluing up the laminate I put a small bevel on the edge with a 45 degree router bit and then applied some spar urethane to the oak. A portion of the counter will extend forward into the main cabin and become the bottom of the interior cabinets. I went ahead and laminated the entire thing. I figure having laminate on the bottom of the interior cabinets will work well.

[KCStudly]

Looking good!

[azgreg]

Love the shape of the doors.

[TheOtherSean]

Nice job! Keep up the great work.

[S. Heisley]

It's going to be a beauty!