'71 Starcraft Wanderstar- "The Hilton"
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I've been working on the small countertop that will be next to the bunks, directly across from the kitchen countertop and stove. Since the amount of countertop space is so limited, I thought having a second area for food prep and such would be a good idea.
My BIL had two pieces of premade countertop that he wanted to get rid of and I was happy to take them off his hands. These edge glued panels are from Brazil and are similar to Yellow Pine but the grain is a bit tighter. After seeing UPbuilder's results with his pine board countertop, I thought I might get a similar result.
The first countertop I edge-banded with pieces of Walnut I had in stock. This top has been cut down from it's original 2' x 4' size to 18" x 44". It seemed to fit the space better in this size. Here it is with the first coat of finish drying:
Some more pictues of the countertop on it's stand (I didn't need to get that window any lower, did I ;)):
One end has three aluminum tubes and a piece of loose weave material, the material I thought was a wall covering but have found out it is for lawn furniture. The three tubes offer some protection for the material and it wasn't hard to do it, the pieces on the bottom and top that hold the tubes are remnants of a deck removal I did so the wood is predrilled for the tubes.
The other end of the counter stand has a map pocket/magazine rack built in. This ended up to be one of those circumstantial add-ons, just mount paneling inside the stand, instead of on the outside:
The interior paneling of the map pocket:
I have the countertop back in the shop for additional coats of finish and will be scratching my noggin for how I'm going to treat the inside of the counter. I may put a long, shallow drawer and a shelf in there or divide the space with just a shelf and some dividers.
My BIL had two pieces of premade countertop that he wanted to get rid of and I was happy to take them off his hands. These edge glued panels are from Brazil and are similar to Yellow Pine but the grain is a bit tighter. After seeing UPbuilder's results with his pine board countertop, I thought I might get a similar result.
The first countertop I edge-banded with pieces of Walnut I had in stock. This top has been cut down from it's original 2' x 4' size to 18" x 44". It seemed to fit the space better in this size. Here it is with the first coat of finish drying:
Some more pictues of the countertop on it's stand (I didn't need to get that window any lower, did I ;)):
One end has three aluminum tubes and a piece of loose weave material, the material I thought was a wall covering but have found out it is for lawn furniture. The three tubes offer some protection for the material and it wasn't hard to do it, the pieces on the bottom and top that hold the tubes are remnants of a deck removal I did so the wood is predrilled for the tubes.
The other end of the counter stand has a map pocket/magazine rack built in. This ended up to be one of those circumstantial add-ons, just mount paneling inside the stand, instead of on the outside:
The interior paneling of the map pocket:
I have the countertop back in the shop for additional coats of finish and will be scratching my noggin for how I'm going to treat the inside of the counter. I may put a long, shallow drawer and a shelf in there or divide the space with just a shelf and some dividers.
