Head Door..
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Head Door..
Head Door custom made by local cabinet maker Art Morais, couple questions...reccomendations for finishing, epoxy & epihanes, or straight epihanes being "inside" the cabin. Made from mahogany.
Next Capt. Pat you had some fine door hardware...source? Door is only 3/4" thick so a motise lock may not work...any ideas?
Thanks for any help..BH
Next Capt. Pat you had some fine door hardware...source? Door is only 3/4" thick so a motise lock may not work...any ideas?
Thanks for any help..BH
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bob i am also building a wooden door for the head on my boat . needless to say it takes time because i do everything myself . i put the louvers on the bottom and recess panel on top so i could put mirror on head side . louvers on bottom double as the airflow (return air) for ac mounted on bottom rear of vanity.i will use fast build up rapid clear 5 coats then follow up with rubbed effect , all varnish by epifane .this matches the rest of the cabinetry in cabin ,nothing gloss in cabin.
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I really want to figure out how to make my own doors. I could use the skill in many places, amongst which is my boat. I need to make a couple doors for home too.
I know I can buy online, but the satisfaction just ain't the same...
Any advice on good books to guide me, or perhaps a shop in the MA area willing to give a lesson?
I know I can buy online, but the satisfaction just ain't the same...
Any advice on good books to guide me, or perhaps a shop in the MA area willing to give a lesson?
dug of all the projects you may encounter buiding your dream 31 bertram i feel designing and building the interior millwork is the most rewarding. there is abosolutely no pleasure ginding the fiberglass cockpit cleates off to relocate on transum but building a new door for the head in your basement during the winter is cool. i purchase a porta-cable router and router table then purchase only 1/2" shank bits . buy stock from a real lumber yard and follow directions to make raised panel doors .here is my sourse for woodworking tools and hardware.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... ed%20panel
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... ed%20panel
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Bob, I have all the fun toys needed from a cabinet saw (a big MF table saw), router, router table, etc.
Just don't really know what I need depending on the door, and tricks to look out for. One I do know is the little rubber balls to allow for expansion and contraction of the middle section. But what bits, saw or router, etc.
And practice, Practice, practice...
I just have to get to it.
I do dearly love the glassed in windshield and cut out area to port inside of your cabin too.
Damned nice...
Remember I put in my deck with a friend, the v-berth teak, and the replacement flooring in the cabin, along with a bunch of other stuff on the boat and elsewhere, so I have some modicum of wood working skills! :)
Just don't really know what I need depending on the door, and tricks to look out for. One I do know is the little rubber balls to allow for expansion and contraction of the middle section. But what bits, saw or router, etc.
And practice, Practice, practice...
I just have to get to it.
I do dearly love the glassed in windshield and cut out area to port inside of your cabin too.
Damned nice...
Remember I put in my deck with a friend, the v-berth teak, and the replacement flooring in the cabin, along with a bunch of other stuff on the boat and elsewhere, so I have some modicum of wood working skills! :)
Thanks for the input guys...and the bucket IS the first line of defense Brew..
The carpenter who made the door is a magician...while working on my office we got to talkn about boats...I asked if he could make a couple of doors for me..
While he was on vacation he brought me three samples of different mahogany from a specialty wood dealer, measured and sketched out a plan on a napkin and whipped this out...in only 3 days..
The louvers are not slats...you cannot see through the door unless you stand on your head..
Could I make a door like this maybe...rather leave that sort of work to the pros...he is a third generation cabinet maker...that kind of experience you cant get by reading a book.
I am begining to realize I have to sub out "some" of the work in order to get this girl floating..
I have been very fortunate to have a group of talented friends lend a hand to bring my crazy vision for this boat to life..
Charlie...there will be tuna blood on my boat..gonna be a simple but sweet ride built for one purpose to kill fish....BH
The carpenter who made the door is a magician...while working on my office we got to talkn about boats...I asked if he could make a couple of doors for me..
While he was on vacation he brought me three samples of different mahogany from a specialty wood dealer, measured and sketched out a plan on a napkin and whipped this out...in only 3 days..
The louvers are not slats...you cannot see through the door unless you stand on your head..
Could I make a door like this maybe...rather leave that sort of work to the pros...he is a third generation cabinet maker...that kind of experience you cant get by reading a book.
I am begining to realize I have to sub out "some" of the work in order to get this girl floating..
I have been very fortunate to have a group of talented friends lend a hand to bring my crazy vision for this boat to life..
Charlie...there will be tuna blood on my boat..gonna be a simple but sweet ride built for one purpose to kill fish....BH
1966 31 Bahia Mar #316-512....8 years later..Resolute is now a reality..Builder to Boater..285 hours on the clocks..enjoying every minute..how many days till spring?
dug i would not say there are many tricks like capt.patrick has with forming a glass rounded door. one inportant note is to leave 1/4" clearance both up and down and left and right when you measure the insert 1/4" panel. the cutout on the styles have to be "dead nuts perfect" or the panel will not center . good bar clamps and be damm sure you don`t get glue on insert panel (must be free to expand and contract).make sure to clamp on flat surface like table saw table . really the router does all the work just get a feel for the rate of feed .the three dimentional look of the raised panel door blows away a flat door on the head and entrance a million to one . i believe jp has a teak cabin entrance door real classy for a 31 bertram.
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