[VAC] Re: Project Photos

[soule <soule@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the comments.  I probably should have mentioned (if it isn't
obvious) that photos 5-15 are the "before" photos.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1621998&a=13860256

Answers to questions:

Woodworking is a life-long hobby and I am fortunate enough to have a
small shop with a nice assortment of tools that I have accumulated over
the years.  For durability and ease of maintenance, I used 3-5 coast of
water-based polyurethane on the wood.  The pieces were mostly scribed
and cut and the finish applied before they were installed.  My father
was a part time boat builder and I learned a lot about the efficient use
of space from him.  I noticed right away that building the interior of
an Airstream is a lot like doing the interior of a boat, so I felt right
at home.

We decided to keep the overhead compartments (at least during phase
one), but the tambours were too dark for the rest of the new interior.
Gwen was determined to paint them to match the walls.  I was skeptical
about how they would look, but she did a great job and they came out
well.  The interior is really light and bright.  Our goal was to create
a beach house feel.

We were inspired to use sliding wire and plastic baskets after we
installed them in our closet at home.  They are very light weight,
strong, extremely flexible and can be purchased quite economically at
Home Depot.  I decided to mill the basket guides from solid birch to
save weight and simplify construction (plus they look great).

We would love to go to the rally at Rehoboth Beach, but we can't do it
this year...maybe next year.

Thanks again for your encouragement and inspiration.

Lincoln Soule
1977 Tradewind