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Thirty-Three... Thirty-Three... (above) Got out early today...Picked up the countertop material... (above) Copper... (above) The pattern for the counterop was placed on 1/2" plywood and traced out...Next pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) was laid onto the dust free plywood and the PSA...

"Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal" ....Pablo Picasso

It's all about giving the space the benefit of the strong lines of the Zebrawood...The grain orientation is mixed to present the illusion of a larger space than it is... Some places benefit from vertical orientation, others from horizontal... For instance, the curbside case is low, so placing...

Thirty-two... Thirty-Two... (above) While waiting for the day to get bright outside I finished mortising the latches on the rear panel... (above) Next I made a pattern of the existing driver side cabinet...This time I used hot-glue and masking tape to hold it together...Nothing too...

I thought about that too... To prevent that, there are box joints on the drawers and they will not move... There will be polyurethane adhesive between the drawer box and drawer face... There will be T-nuts to mechanically fasten the face to box... If needed, I will epoxy and fiberglass the...

Thirty-One... Thirty-One... (above) With the drawer faces for the driver side cabinet made and fitted, it is time to final-set the cabinet box...One last look before setting it in place... Again a combination of adhesives and fasteners hold it in place...Polyurethane construction adhesive...

Balance.... All work and no play makes Paul a workaholic... When I work, I work hard...Ditto for play... Balance is everything...

Resin Research Epoxy... Non Yellowing... Easy to use compared with every other epoxy...

Thirty... Thirty... (above) Where I left off...Routering the second slot in the drawer faces for the pulls / latches...Jigs pin-nailed to the drawer blanks... (above) The backside of the drawer faces after the routering was finished... (above) Rough faces in position...To securely...

There are countless ways to create sliding storage...Each can be rationalized... I just try to exceed the client's expectations...

Twenty-Nine... Twenty-Nine... (above) Yesterday was a good day...Today should be another of significant progress...First off, I removed the props that clamped the front cabin headliner in place...Love that color... (above) Today I'll get serious with the drawer faces, but first the shop...

Thanks for the kind words... It's just me... An assistant would mostly get in the way, not do things exactly as I think they should be done and ask too many "why?" questions that would disrupt my focus and work flow... Working solo affords me the focus I need, and that is absolute...

Twenty-Eight... Twenty-Eight... (above) With yesterday's epoxy dry on the other side, the bed was flipped over then a coat of epoxy was brushed onto any bare plywood... (above) The foundation for the bed was turned over and an access panel for the gauge wires was cut in...You just gotta...

Teak Oil was on the shelf...Often that dictates what's part of the project... I'm fond of the Watco family of oils and waxes, but any penetrating oil would have been OK for the lid...

Swenty-Seven... Twenty-Seven... Today the focus is to get the cab-over components sealed with epoxy for final installation... (above) The bed was disassembled so the monitor and gauge panel could be installed on the under side of the platform... (above) Next the gauge pattern was...

Twenty-Six... Twenty-Six ... (above) Another day at the playground...!!!... (above) Where I left off last week...The gauge and switch panel...There is just enough space here at the front end of the cabin, next to the sink, under the bed...This is just a pattern that I'll transfer to...

Twenty-Five... (above) Today (Wednesday) Mike is coming up for a visit...In preparation, I get out all the components for final placement discussions... (above) I also organised the invoices for materials I've purchased ...All part of the job... (above) Not wanting to get too deep...

Progress has continued the past two days...Will posted it up Saturday morning...Not enough time to do it now... I'm going snowboarding today...

Twenty-Four... Twenty-Four... (above) At least for a few days I won't take lights coming on for granted... (above) Some of the daily necessities... (above) The bed pull-out, as it is, was positioned over the cab and checked for fit and clearances...No surprises... (above) The...

Twenty-Three... Twenty Three… The power came back on last night…Word was it might not come back on until Wednesday…Am I ever glad that didn’t happen… During the power outage we went to a coffee shop to check internet…Thanks for the concern and kind words…I appreciate it… Now where did I...