Lots of things I need to catch up on. First thing was a got my 12v fridge! Dometic CFX50. With that purchase, I was able to set it in place and start making hard measurements for the galley.
As I started cutting things out, and playing with placement and options, everything started to become more clear in my head.
I almost never make any CAD drawings, or even many sketches of any of my projects, I just plan them out mentally, and do what I see. The galley was one of the things I didn't have a good mental plan for, just because there were still so many variables that I didn't know. I could see the dimensions of the cooler online, but that was not the same as having it in front of me. I wasn't sure if I would have the cooler on rails and have it able to pull out from under the counter, or would I make the top of the cooler the same level as the counter?
I've been making the galley pieces such that they will slide into routed mortices. I wanted the extra strength doing it that way since I am only using 1/2 birch plywood, rather than 3/4". That did make for some extra measuring and math to make sure everything would fit correctly.
My work space is my wife's half of the garage, and I have a circular saw, jigsaw, router, drill, and shopvac. Basic tools, but I'm able to do what I need to.
For most of the pieces, they get a couple coats of waterbased wood flooring poly. The birch looks AMAZING after the poly goes on!
The countertop was stained with a coat of 'gunstock' then a coat of 'red oak' I'm sure there is a stain that gives the same red/brown color, but I had those two on hand, and the wife loved the way those two brought out the reds and browns of the natural birch.
Today, I was working on gluing and nailing everything together. In this image you can see the routed mortices, and the way everything will slide together.
I dry fit everything to help keep the interior walls pressed firmly against the foam, so the adhesive caulk can dry overnight. It really is looking like a trailer!
Next will be roof, and wiring!
