Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Classic Finn** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:32 am

Dave that is Finntastic :applause:

Boy O Boy. You sure have built a beautiful trailer and your work is just incredible.

Just be ready for the long lines of people waiting in line to take the tour.

Beautiful :thumbsup:

Classic Finn :clapping hands:

by **Hector** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:11 am

A work of art.

by **DJBear** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:14 am

Un-by-gawd-believable, Dave! That is some of the most beautiful work I've ever seen.
I hope you don't mind, but I intend to forward this post to my brother who is a cabinet maker and interior finish carpenter for a high-dollar yacht company in the UK. I know he'll be impressed.
By the way, are you a self-taught carpenter?
Big congrats on what will undoubtedly be a beautiful build.
:thumbsup:

by **Juneaudave** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:28 am

Thanks everyone...I do my best work with a sledge!!!! BTW... No fish of me this morning, but Marcia caught a king!

Now for the smoker!! :thumbsup:

by **schaney** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:05 am

Dave, as normal, beautiful work. Hope to see it in person some day when it's finished.

by **kate** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:07 am

Hi Juneau Dave,

Your tear looks truly incredible. Do you think those in the lower 48 realize the irony of such an outstanding vehicle in a town with so few roads? Just curious if you made it amphibious :lol:

-kate in Ester

by **Juneaudave** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:14 pm

kate wrote:Hi Juneau Dave,

Your tear looks truly incredible. Do you think those in the lower 48 realize the irony of such an outstanding vehicle in a town with so few roads? Just curious if you made it amphibious
-kate in Ester

The real irony is that Juneau has some of the nicest campgrounds I've ever seen...they just aren't loaded with RV's because no one can afford the ferry trip from the mainland!!!! Marcia did the tent thing Thurs and Friday...had a nice view of the glacier and a beach for the canoe...and the campground was half empty!!! Hard to believe for over the 4th. How's things going in the People's Republic of Ester? Nice summer? Your build looks like it is coming along nicely!!
:thinking:

by **Roly Nelson** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:16 pm

A super job, Dave, I am surprised that more tears aren't built that way. Hmmm, I thought I was the only one who counted the pieces of wood being installed in projects. My 10ft Kenskill Standy has 850 pieces of wood paneling glued upside down to the inside of the roof plywood. Whew.
Roly :applause:

Can't wait to see your completed creation.

by **Juneaudave** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:59 pm

Roly Nelson wrote:A super job, Dave, I am surprised that more tears aren't built that way. Hmmm, I thought I was the only one who counted the pieces of wood being installed in projects. My 10ft Kenskill Standy has 850 pieces of wood paneling glued upside down to the inside of the roof plywood. Whew.
Roly Can't wait to see your completed creation.

I feel better now that I've found another wood counter!!!! :lol:

Ya know Roly...I kept trying to figure out why that hatch was taking so long to finish (and it still isn't done)...but then I sat down in my moaning chair during a Mariner's game on the radio (losing again)...and decided that "Doing it my way has to be the most labor intensive way in the world"...Then I started counting!!!

Way I figure it...I've taken so long on this build...that cost and time have pretty much lost all meaning. The enjoyment comes from returning home after work...tinkering on this or that...and planning the first camping trip!!!
:thumbsup:

BTW...I've decided the belt sander is really a pretty good tool after your tutorial. It's' saved me a lot of time, and I would not have used a portable one a year ago....Juneaudave

by **looped** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:03 am

Juneaudave wrote:Thanks everyone...I do my best work with a sledge!!!! BTW... No fish of me this morning, but Marcia caught a king!

Now for the smoker!!

looks like the spaniel is calling dibs on the tail of that whopper!

looks like some good meals there.

by **prohandyman** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:40 pm

Dave
I'm a closet wood counter...watch out...I'm coming out.....537 pieces of wood exposed on the exterior, another 178 on the interior and 95 in the framing! I had it written down in case someone asked!

Maybe a better question would be...How much glue did you use? I think that just might be a hidden cost for someone planning on a woody! EPoxy, wood glue, paneling adhesive, etc.

by **tonyj** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:49 pm

Guys, you do know that the need to count all those pieces is one of the signs of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), and the fact you are building in such a manner to need that many parts is another sign you have OCD. You need to get on meds immediately!

Dave, beautiful OCD work! :thumbsup:

by **Nytewyng** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:56 pm

Very cool Dave .....reminiscent of a roll top desk ..........I really love the look.

by **Juneaudave** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:08 pm

prohandyman wrote:Dave
I'm a closet wood counter...watch out...I'm coming out.....537 pieces of wood exposed on the exterior, another 178 on the interior and 95 in the framing! I had it written down in case someone asked! Maybe a better question would be...How much glue did you use? I think that just might be a hidden cost for someone planning on a woody! EPoxy, wood glue, paneling adhesive, etc.

Just bought another gallon and a half of epoxy because I was afraid I would run out on the top...that's 4 and 1/2 gallons if I use it.
:oops:

Think of it this way Dan...woody OCD can be overcome by building Number 2 strictly out of duct tape...but then you wouldn't have that beautiful stripper!!

by **Juneaudave** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:14 pm

Had a PM today...a member noted that 4 1/2 gallons of epoxy seemed like alot and they needed to order epoxy...I didn't know how to explain, except to say that I didn't want to run out in the middle of the job. I could have given a better answer...here's some thoughts...

It really is different if you are just waterproofing ply, building up a surface with epoxy in preparation for paint, or glassing for a clear coat like on the SlumberMAX hatch. They all need different treatments, and require different amounts of materials.

On the hatch, the first coat lays the glass, the second coat fills the weave of the glass, and the third (mayby forth if rolling) builds a sanding surface. Epoxy needs to have a UV protective coat like spar of auto clear. And you will have to sand whether you put on a varnish or auto clear.

If you use glass and want a clear coat, you absolutely, positively have to have enough epoxy cover over the glass so that you do not sand through and hit the glass. Anywhere you hit the glass, you will have a silver spot that will show in the sunlight.

So for the hatch...I've built up a good sanding coat...and I now need to sand down again to 120 so that as I glue down the trim, do the milling, and re-coat...I have 1) a roughed up surface for a mechanical bond for glueing the trim and subsequent layers of epoxy and 2) sanded out all of the runs and imperfections out for a final sanding coat prior to finish. As you can see in the pic...as you sand, the surface of the epoxy turns white...looks a little nasty now. That will disappear with the final protective coat on a perfectly smooth epoxy base!!!

I'll post some more pics this weekend as I progress....Juneaudave :thumbsup:

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