Not much progress on the teardrop the past week. My workshop/garage is heated and the past few years increasing heating costs has finally made me break down and insulate and finish the walls and ceilings. It had the old foil faced insualtion roll stuff that was 1/4" thick. I'm installing R-13 Kraft Faced Fiberglass and 1/2" drywall. Huge difference already and only have 2 walls done.
Started the interior cabinetry. I have the area for the power converter and electrical in the upper right. The wood doesn't match but I plan to paint it black anyways just in that area. Lower middle will be a slide out for a the laptop, which will be used for tv, movies, music throughout the teardrop. I will be installing a router (Linksys runs on 12v DC) for using my iphone as a remote control through iTunes for music and movies. The rest is just general storage area.
More progress on the galley, Spent alot of time setting up my work area in preperation for winter, since I will no longer have access to outside sawing etc. Got a dust collection system going and trying to clear out a few things to make more room.
I got the cooler slide and utensil drawer built and the upper cabinets finished. Temp hung the doors on clamps to see what it's gonna look like. Taking a little longer than I expected, as it's my first time doing cabinet construction. So glad I really like the shaker style cabinetry as I can;t imagine trying to do more detailed cabinet construction my first time. Also first time I've used my dado even though I've had it for many years, lol. I see alot more woodworking tools in my future as I am really enjoying this work.
Next will be the stove/grill slide out on the left side.
The galley is starting to progress. I got some 1/4" ply with some cool spalting it and going to try and make it visible when the cabinet door is opened.
I got the roof vent rough in framed, you can see the clamps in the photo. I also got the beginning of the galley counter started. Pictures not the greatest this time, oh well.
The shell assembly is finally making progress. I got the main spars in place, I still am going to add a couple more at the front radius and will do that after the next trip to the lumber yard. I also got the galley divider wall started.
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