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12-12-2012, 07:13 PM
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#661
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Rivet Master
2009 23' FB Flying Cloud
1959 24' Tradewind
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Northeast
, Iowa
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 596
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Beautiful!
All of your work looks so nice! Thanks for posting so much inspiration and neat ideas. I hope we get to copy/adapt some of them.
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12-14-2012, 06:51 PM
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#662
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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A few hours of planning (staring at stuff) and the creation of the associated Technical Specifications (I drew on the old counter top) and I think I'm ready for construction of the fridge cabinet...
Did any of y'all catch the name of the photo?
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12-14-2012, 08:26 PM
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#663
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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You know, I find myself staring at stuff for a long time too before I actually make it. I thought I was a little crazy, but I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've been staring at the upper cabinets for quite a while!!!
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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12-17-2012, 01:52 PM
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#664
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beckybillrae
You know, I find myself staring at stuff for a long time too before I actually make it. I thought I was a little crazy, but I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've been staring at the upper cabinets for quite a while!!!
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The cabinets 'clicked' for me when I made a mini scaffold to hold a mockup of the cabinet bottom at the proper height. I could then re-create the roof curve as well as assure the front face was straight up/down. The scaffold was VERY handy when it was time to install the finished cabinet. It held it up while I fitted and screwed things together.
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12-17-2012, 03:47 PM
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#665
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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I think that's a great idea, Vernon! I'll have to make myself one of those before I begin to tackle the uppers! I've got plenty of scraps, that's for sure!
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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12-17-2012, 03:53 PM
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#666
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
, ON
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11,219
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
A few hours of planning (staring at stuff) and the creation of the associated Technical Specifications (I drew on the old counter top) and I think I'm ready for construction of the fridge cabinet...
Did any of y'all catch the name of the photo?
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"Last Post Standing" Terrific!
Very unusually inventive and beautiful job. Thanks for sharing it!
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12-25-2012, 08:14 PM
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#667
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aage
"Last Post Standing" Terrific!
Very unusually inventive and beautiful job. Thanks for sharing it!
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The next photo name came from my years on the drafting board doing tooling design...
I sent several sets of blue prints to the toolroom asking for them to be built to MILITARY standards...
MIL-TD-P41 was the call out...
Make It Like The Dang Print (4)for (1)once...
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12-26-2012, 07:52 PM
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#668
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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This year, Dolly was much more comfortable at camp...
No Propane = use a coleman stove and a cube heater...
No fresh water = use jugs
No sleeping in a tent = priceless
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12-26-2012, 08:23 PM
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#669
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Western
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,468
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
MIL-TD-P41 was the call out...
Make It Like The Dang Print (4)for (1)once...
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Took me a minute to get it. Clever.
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12-29-2012, 04:03 PM
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#670
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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This week I installed the cabinet that wraps the fridge and completed the bedroom dresser face. Spent the rest of today cutting, planing and gluing what will be the 4 drawers in the bedroom. 48 individual pieces of wood in those 4 silly little drawers because I want all of the face grain to be vertical. It sure would have been easier to run it cross ways...
Kind of a mellow last few days.
I've been working on Dolly for over 2 years, tools and crap scattered and always being used. It's become so normal that I know where everything is, even though its basically stuffed around and under a 4x8 temporary work bench that occupies the center of our 2 car garage. This week I have began to finish up stuff and putting up some of the tools. It sorta feels like the last few days of a long adventure, even though you know it's not over, you can see the end.
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12-29-2012, 05:18 PM
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#671
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Limited
Wichita
, Kansas
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 817
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
It sorta feels like the last few days of a long adventure, even though you know it's not over, you can see the end.
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That's got to be an exciting feeling!!! The end is in sight...even though there's more to do. It's far better than not being able to see any end to the journey.
Again, it's lookin' good in your neighborhood, sir!
Steve
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12-31-2012, 11:40 AM
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#672
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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Drawer Boxes are mounted...Oak Ply bottoms, Cypress sides...full extension ball slides
Still have to mount the cherry face plates
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01-04-2013, 09:48 AM
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#673
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Rivet Master
1959 17' Pacer
Long Beach
, California
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 920
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Ooooohhhh... you're making me want to ditch work to go fiddle with my drawers....
Looking nice. Real nice.
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01-04-2013, 04:32 PM
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#674
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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Quote:
Originally Posted by worldinchaos
... you're making me want to ditch work to go fiddle with my drawers...
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That was a good suggestion...
The face plates are attached and the glue is drying.
Time to break out the 50 year old latches and see I they can be re-built. OF COURSE I have 3 of each type and I need 4 of one!
It's lookin' like I will need to lathe and knurl an aluminum one for a 4th
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01-04-2013, 05:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Wildwood
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,236
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I can't wait to see this girl in the spring!
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Dave and Felicia
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01-05-2013, 11:49 AM
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#676
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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A coat of Poly on the drawers and here comes the rain...and shuts down that effort.
I decided to knock out the bath floor...it was going fine until the last board and I pulled a DUH...cut the wrong side of the pattern.
:10 later and it's done.
I still have to make a panel to go under the sink cabinet.
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01-12-2013, 05:25 PM
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#677
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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The Counter top laminate arrived...of course my very 1st cut was wrong so I have to order 1 more sheet.
The bath, kitchen and dinette are DONE!
well...I still have to make the bath garbage holder and it's round lid
Oh yeah...Mrs HiHo dropped off the materials at the Upholstery shop yesterday...the 13 dinette cushions should be done this coming week
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01-12-2013, 06:25 PM
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#678
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Western
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,468
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Vernon-
Great work, as usual.
Really looking forward to seeing your finished dinette.
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01-12-2013, 07:04 PM
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#679
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2 Rivet Member
1991 34' Excella
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 37
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I can't help but wonder what we're going to do when we are through. How you like the "we" in that statement? I haven't had much work invested in this project but I sure am sure looking forward to putting her (Dolly) to good use. I must say you've done a most excellent job Mister. May we have many good journeys together in the ole girl.
Mrs. HiHo
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01-13-2013, 07:29 AM
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#680
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Stunning, Vernon (& Mrs. Hi Ho!)
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Becky
1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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