Thread: Followed Me Home II
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03-04-2022 02:39 PM #1
Continuing warm days with a cold front blowing in tomorrow. I had some things occupy my time away from the shop, but did attack the patterns a bit more and today got into transferring them to wood, cutting them out and getting them fitted. I'm sure that I'll have to do a bit of sanding/trimming when I glue the carpeting down, but they're pretty close, I believe.
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Back panel, split up the middle. Not sure yet if I'll do an overlay upholstered panel or a chunk of black walnut to cover the joint.
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Right side & battery box. Thinking I may need to make up some windlace here....
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Left side. Hoping that the carpeting & upholstery take care of gaps, but then it's the trunk....
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Made a flat panel to fill in the back, under the latch.
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Next is gluing down a chunk of carpeting, and hoping that I can get that done tomorrow before the front blows in and cools things off. Then it's decide on the foam layers & trim pieces for the panels, and get things glued. Baby steps!!Roger
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