I realized 2 things last night.
1. I haven't posted an update in a while.
2. We haven't done a whole lot lately. BUT We have made a little progress. We've been on 2 camping trips in the Regal Eagle since the last update, had a few other things going one, and the weather hasn't always been cooperative when I've had time to work.
But Yesterday we got a good bit done. Nothing exciting, but we are making progress on the finishing touches of the walls, and begining to cut cabinets.
Because we went with 5/16" x 3 1/2" pine T/G for the inside walls, we need to finish it. We decided on a natural stain (to hold the color), and a oil based poly. We initially did a little test with just poly, but it turned out a little yellow for the liking of the eventual campers (my parents). SO, we did a coat of the natural and then (so far), 2 coats of poly.
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We have cut a few pieces of 1/2" birch for the counter top, and the inside wall. Also, a 3/4" piece for the bulkhead wall. This will all be finished in just a poly coat or 3.
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Also, our cabinets are going to be a simple sliding door setup. I ended up building these into the 1st build, and they work out nicely. AND They are very cheap .. ummm humm. COST EFFECTIVE to build. Just 4 pieces for the tracks and 2-3 of the same underlayment that we used for the floors and viola, you have doors. The thing that was a big seller for me is that the doors don't swing out into the room on the counter or other area... so that makes them much easier to operate.
Plus I got it try out my new table saw quite a bit.. That will make fabrication much easier on certain aspects of the build.
Here is one of the tracks that we cut out for the sliding doors.
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That's about it for now. I want to cut the cabin top and bottom cabinets bottoms, and the counter top, and finish them all before we start to stand the wall up. We will use these to hold up the walls while we install the ceiling and spars. (plus I think it is easy that way)