edinmass Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Very nice wood work. And a great example of why I don’t do wood………it’s 99 percent artistic talent and 99 percent skilled craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing. It’s a great project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 On 1/6/2024 at 1:43 PM, edinmass said: Very nice wood work. And a great example of why I don’t do wood………it’s 99 percent artistic talent and 99 percent skilled craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing. It’s a great project. I've never really been comfortable being described as an artist. To me the artwork was in the design, i'm just reproducing it which I have always seen as more technical than artistic, but thanks anyway! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 The door frames are all built. The latching hardware is installed in the four front doors, don't have the parts for the tailgate doors yet. Working on cleaning up the gaps on the front doors and then veneering the panels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edinmass Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Very nice. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 I have the gaps around the doors pretty much set except for the tailgate doors. Inner and outer panels for the sides are made and have some of them installed. the plywood in the rear door window opening are glass patterns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Boehm Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 When installed, does the plywood panel above/behind the back fender bend in two directions? It looks like it is convex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 On 3/2/2024 at 10:15 PM, Tom Boehm said: When installed, does the plywood panel above/behind the back fender bend in two directions? It looks like it is convex. The shape of that panel wont let it bend into a convex shape. It does bend both vertically and horizontally, but it's more of a twist, more of a spiral or conical shape than convex. It's a lot of fun to fit.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind pew Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 22 hours ago, NewOldWood said: The shape of that panel wont let it bend into a convex shape. It does bend both vertically and horizontally, but it's more of a twist, more of a spiral or conical shape than convex. It's a lot of fun to fit.... "...... it's a lot of fun to fit"! I'm glad a professional is doing that, otherwise I think a normal human would be driven to suicide! I find working on just the conventional stuff to be more than challenging.🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Making the tailgate door panels out of molded plywood without some very expensive equipment that I do not have would be quite time consuming, so I take a different approach. I make a mold from the door frame and lay up a fiberglass panel from that, then veneer over the fiberglass. There is more labor in the tailgate panels than the rest of them combined. That's it for the panels. Still have a few windows to install and lots of trim to make. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Very nice. Not something I’ve ever done. Just knowing the difficulty of what finish woodworking I’ve done makes me really appreciate this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind pew Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Yes- definately a "varsity" level job. I'll stick to the B team JV work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Boehm Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I'm so glad you post about your projects. They are always interesting and sometimes I learn something. What an innovative solution to a unique problem. Did you think of using fiberglass? Even if it had been done before, you had the skills to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Finally in the home stretch! All the doors are fully assembled along with the quarter panel windows. All the interior trim is made and installed. Still have to build the mounting blocks for the tail lights. Then a couple days of finish fussing and nit picking, and it'll be done!! More often than not I would have to take this all the way through the finishing process and deliver a fully finished body, but in this case I will send it off in bare wood and someone else will make it shiny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blind pew Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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