Thanks guys, it took me a number of hours to get it to this point, and there's still some work to do, but since it's purely cosmetic, I'm going to move on to more functional work for the time being. There will be plenty of time to trim it to exact fit after I get the back half put together and go camping!
Wishing everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July. I hope everyone has a great day, and I also hope everyone takes a few moments to remember what this holiday means to our country, to remember those who have fought and died so that we can live with the Freedoms and Liberties that we now enjoy. I'd like to say a special thank-you to all of you who currently serve, or have served, in our nation's armed forces.
So, what have I been doing on the Airstream you might wonder? Well, I've been working on a new front door step, the old one seemed a bit small:
Ha! No, that's not really a door step. It's the frame for the street-side twin bed. The existing frame was in decent condition, so I just repaired one small weakness that had developed over the years, and then I cut out the front corners-- the ones that intrude into and define the walkway through the bedroom area-- and made them rounded. I was inspired to do this by the amazing work done by JP here on the AirForums.
After the frame was built out, I wrapped the bendy birch around the frame with lots of glue and some staples where you won't see them. Then a coat of stain to match the woodwork of the vanity and Sail in the bathroom.
Next I'll put on a few coats of poly, and move on to the street-side twin. That one will be much more difficult, since it has all of the drawers in it.
Sorry Frank, was walking out the door when I responded.
The mattress corners have already been clipped to match the new bed contour, and the new covers have also been trimmed along the same profile. In fact, my seamstress (aka Mom) is probably sewing the new mattress covers as I type this.
WOW Marcus! Where have I been the last year!!!! I knew you got a trailer some time ago, but for some reason I didn't notice that it was Terry & Marie's Goliath or that you had been documenting your restoration in this thread! Shame on me...
Looks like you are making some tremendous progress..and doing a fine job at that! Looks great - love the interior whale tail, pretty cool!
Now that I've found this I'll be following along...atta' boy! Job well done!!!
Shari
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I'm having a lot of fun with this part of the renovation. I should be getting quite a bit of work done over the next week, and I'll do my best to keep the updates coming.
For those who don't know, my wife and I are expecting our second child in early September. This means the office becomes the nursery, and we had to make room for a small office in our living room. None of the desk/storage solutions on the market worked for our space and storage needs, so that means I had to custom-build a desk.
I decided that I could use this opportunity to practice for the Airstream furniture build-out and use the same construction techniques I intended to use on the twin beds (and, eventually, the galley furniture). I actually built the desk carcasses before the beds, but posted in reverse order since I didn't take any construction photos of the desk. But, here are some pictures of the finished product:
I think it turned out pretty nicely.
The desk top is made from Armstrong VCT tiles over 3/4" plywood, the kind of vinyl tiles you find in schools and hospitals and major industrial sites (same stuff I used for the top-flooring in the Airstream, just in a different color). This will be a great surface since it is nearly indestructible, and I have no doubt my near-two-year-old will have all sorts of ideas of how to treat it harshly.
The edge trim is fashioned from inexpensive aluminum commercial flooring "saddle" pieces. The pulls were leftover from another project, purchased at Ikea.
There is still some final trim work to do to cover up a few raw plywood edges with edge banding, but the functional parts are all complete, so now we can start clearing out the office and moving itin to this desk. The bottom drawer is a pull-out shelf for the printer/scanner.
I didn't have time to trim the raw plywood edges, but I did take the time to line the shelf and drawer with mahogany veneer.
The top drawer is just a very deep drawer. I could set it up for file-folders, or use some organizing inserts so that it can hold paper, envelopes, stamps, pens, etc.
I enjoyed the work, and it really helped me prep for the AS projects that came afterward.
Very nice work Marcus, and a great practice piece. Love how you kept the grain along the drawer fronts. Oh, and congratulations to you and Mrs. Utee94.
Years ahead for me, but I've got plans for similar construction up front in mine too. Are you using one ply of the bendy birch or are you laminating two pieces? Does your framing follow the curve or is it just on the straight bits?
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