We are feeling some time pressure to meet our goal of an August trip.
This part of the work has been a challenge for us as our carpentry skills are pretty basic. We have had to learn how to use new tools as well.
Here is where we are.
We finished the floor and installed the old wheel wells. The wheel wheels did not fit as well as we would have liked and we had to make some adjustments. They were installed with stainless screws and it feels really solid.
On the left in the picture above, you can see one of the cabinets that will also support the bed.
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Here is the front of the trailer with the two benches. The table becomes the bed.
Another shot, this time from the front, hopefully the angle of the front bench will allow the skin to be attached, guess we will know soon enough. Lots of hope and faith at this point.
We bought 3/4 inch birch plywood for the sides and traced the metal as a patterns. It was cut with a jib saw, the windows seem to fit, that was a relief.
Here are the cut pieces, these were hard to work with due to their weight.
We bought a plate joiner to put the pieces together. We had never used this tool and their was a lot of uncertainty how not only how to use it but how much glue to use, etc. It seems to be okay.
We were able to gently move the now completed walls into an upright position. You can't see it but we reinforced the other side to reduce flex. I can't imagine what would happen it they broke.
This weekend we put the completed cabinets on the trailer and our plan for next week is put the walls in place, this is a big moment.
