pga26
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Sept 18, 2009 11:27:30 GMT -5
Post by pga26 on Sept 18, 2009 11:27:30 GMT -5
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Sept 18, 2009 20:13:20 GMT -5
Post by Red Dirt on Sept 18, 2009 20:13:20 GMT -5
Blog looks great! Keep up the good work.
Nice job jumping in there and cutting up that tongue. Mine feels and looks like it is part of my jeep it is so close, I have thought about doing the same to mine just to get a little more space. I like the rear hitch too, think road train. ;D
Red Dirt
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Oct 11, 2009 22:11:51 GMT -5
Post by 61shastacompact on Oct 11, 2009 22:11:51 GMT -5
Nice job on the blog. I just wanted to point out before you get to far that your interior plywood is not the more common birch, but is an ash plywood as is mine. Ash was used on many if not most of the Shastas from the late 50's to the early 60's. The old ash plywood in mine was stamped "Made in Holland" on the back!
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joek
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Oct 12, 2009 1:02:10 GMT -5
Post by joek on Oct 12, 2009 1:02:10 GMT -5
Ash huh? I've never worked with Ash before, but have felt that all the new Birch paneling I have been installing is going to be hard to get to match the existing. The Birch has a much more closed grain than what is existing. I ended up replacing about 1/2 of the interior paneling with birch, so hopefully I'll be able to make it all match up with Amber or Orange Shellac.
The other thing that I noticed is that all of the cabinet face frames and other solid wood appears to be made of southern yellow pine, or something very similar.
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Oct 12, 2009 11:55:41 GMT -5
Post by 61shastacompact on Oct 12, 2009 11:55:41 GMT -5
I made the same mistake early on as can be seen here: I was able to cover the Birch with some Ash veneer for a better match and the new back panel is 1/4" Ash plywood seen here:
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joek
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Oct 27, 2009 1:05:53 GMT -5
Post by joek on Oct 27, 2009 1:05:53 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure I made this mistake. I'm planning on making u for it in the stain process. I think if I can get the color the same, it won't stand out too much. Seems like the biggest issue is the original plywood has a much more open grain than the new plywood. No going back now, though I might think about the veneer idea.
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