The Ultimate DIY thread - Ubuilding (Pics)
Hey all, There is another, albeit smaller, side to this whole RV thing - those crazy folks who build their own for whatever reason. Whether you've scratch-built it from the ground up, assembled a kit...
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More glassing yesterday...I flipped the panel in the previous pics so I could glass the inside face. Now a bit of fairing (I've already got compound on the other side) and it will be ready to hang back onto the form:
The stay is there to maintain the distance between the two edges so the glass isn't under any strain when it's offered up. It did cause the flat side (on the table) to curl a bit, so I grabbed a couple hunks of fir that are destined to become a bar top when I get to that item on the honey-do list:
The rowboat you see in the background is the next project. I've got to get some more hours in to buy a bunch more glassing stuff to continue, so Project Glacier will likely live up to its name for a couple more weeks. It will give me a chance to get the purpleheart deck onto that boat and get the gunwhales and new oarlocks on (fir and polished bronze). I may also start moving some of the appliances into the trailer and start laying out the final floorplan (with pics of course !)
This shot shows how clear the glass cures (West 105/205 and 6 oz cloth). You can see why it's so popular for bright-finished wooden boats.
More glassing yesterday...I flipped the panel in the previous pics so I could glass the inside face. Now a bit of fairing (I've already got compound on the other side) and it will be ready to hang back onto the form:
The stay is there to maintain the distance between the two edges so the glass isn't under any strain when it's offered up. It did cause the flat side (on the table) to curl a bit, so I grabbed a couple hunks of fir that are destined to become a bar top when I get to that item on the honey-do list:
The rowboat you see in the background is the next project. I've got to get some more hours in to buy a bunch more glassing stuff to continue, so Project Glacier will likely live up to its name for a couple more weeks. It will give me a chance to get the purpleheart deck onto that boat and get the gunwhales and new oarlocks on (fir and polished bronze). I may also start moving some of the appliances into the trailer and start laying out the final floorplan (with pics of course !)
This shot shows how clear the glass cures (West 105/205 and 6 oz cloth). You can see why it's so popular for bright-finished wooden boats.
