Project Log: Thursday, July 7, 2011
At some point over the past week or so, I cut and
installed cherry bungs in the screw holes in the dinette
base as needed. I began the day's work by trimming
them flush, and lightly sanding the entire base.
Preparing and installing cleats isn't the most
interesting job in the world, but it was the next step
required in the dinette's construction. To help
support the plywood platform along the top edges of the
dinette base, I milled and installed a series of cleats
around the inside perimeter of the base. |
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With the cleats in place, I continued by working on a
simple template for the platform, using 1/4" luaun
plywood. I quickly abandoned naive hopes of building the
platform in a single piece, as the space was too tight
for maneuverability of the large sheet and the bulkheads
at either end were just enough out of plumb/square to
require something other than a square cut on the
plywood. So after a brief attempt to build a
one-piece pattern, I cut the plywood in half and built
two patterns; I'd build the final top piece in three
sections, eventually--the two ends and the center
section.
My main goal in the template process was to determine
the shape of the curved outboard edge of the platform.
The inside edges and overhang would easily work
themselves out once I'd cut the platform sections out of
the 12mm plywood. |
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Various iterations of the template took up most of the
afternoon. At the end of the day, I applied a
quick coat of varnish to the dinette base, as well as to
the small engine room panel that I'd built earlier. |
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Total Time Today: 4.25 hours
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