Tub Toys gone fishin' Update 8/7/11, cabinets etc

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As you'll see in this string of pictures I've installed the interior paneling, 1/4" oak beadboard to wainscot height, and 1/4" Maple with a whitewash for the upper half. The oak has 2 coats of Watco dark walnut stain and will get 2 coats of acrylic urethane top coat;

The bed deck pulls out and goes from a twin size to a double, this picture shows it as a twin:

This picture shows my only 120v outlet on the inside and my switches for the battery, one connects to the truck and one connects from the battery to the breaker box:

Here the bed is pulled out to a double:

This shows my access lid for my battery box;

And here's the battery. I still need to cut a vent to the outside for the battery:

Here's a shot of the ceiling. I bought upholstery fabric to cover the ceiling and glued it on with contact cement, it was way harder than I thought it would be. I made two mistakes, first as you can see the pattern is straight lines and these are impossible to keep straight, and second the fabric had too much stretch, but over all I'm very pleased, it's a very good looking material and adds great character. I will learn from my mistakes:

Next step was to build a table. I started with 1-1/4" plywood and built a frame using half laps. This made a very stable, strong, light frame, just like a hollow core door:

I added a layer of luan to both sides and applied contact cement:

I wanted a leather table top, so here the leather is prepped and contact cemented:

And here it is installed, I'm going to stain it once I figure out what color goes with the rest of the interior;

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Started out by building a front overhead cabinet and buying a radio, so I needed speaker boxes and here's what I came up with;

The holes in the bottom are for air flow, and the ceiling fabric is glued to the inside so you can't see through:

Here's the radio box I built:

I wanted to be able to use it from multiple locations so I mounted it on a lazy susan:

And here's the front end showing the overhead cabinet with the radio, breaker box, speaker boxes and reading lights:
Here are the rear speakers:

Here's my counter top, fabricated with mill stainless, I built it with a 1" raised perimeter lip to minimize spills and after welding I sanded it with 100 grit paper and then brushed with a stainless wire cup on a grinder: Easy to clean, tough and I really like the look:

This picture shows the plumbing connections to the stove and a catalytic heater. The stove is connected with a quick connector fitting and I can remove it and take it to the outside corner of the trailer where I installed a similar fitting:

[vtx1029]

Looking awesome

[aggie79]

Terry,

The interior of Tub Toys looks fantastic! I really like the speaker boxes and the swivel radio. Very nice details. The stainless steel counter is really cool too.

Your progress is getting me motivated to get back out into the garage.

Take care,
Tom

[GuyllFyre]

Beautiful work like this makes me yearn for a teardrop of my own.

First up, need to outfit the car with a trailer hitch, "new" vehicle no longer has one available since Curt bought out Da'Lan.

[tsmiley23]

Looking awesome

Thanks for the encouragement , some times I think I'll never finish, but your comments really help.

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Terry,

The interior of Tub Toys looks fantastic! I really like the speaker boxes and the swivel radio. Very nice details. The stainless steel counter is really cool too.

Your progress is getting me motivated to get back out into the garage.

Take care,
Tom

Thanks for the kind words Just knowing your still watching makes my day, this week I hope to get the windows trimmed, this should really pull things together.

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Beautiful work like this makes me yearn for a teardrop of my own.

First up, need to outfit the car with a trailer hitch, "new" vehicle no longer has one available since Curt bought out Da'Lan.

Thanks Guyllfyre,
Hope you can jump in the pool with the rest of us, it's exciting to think about camping in it and sharing with others.

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As I've stated earlier, the windows I bought were a really good deal, but they didn't include trim rings. I took this as a challenge and here's my solution:

After making a pattern, I used it and my router to make a lot:

As you can see here I rabbeted them on the back side to fit the window inset:

Stained and with plugs to cover the screws:




Here is a picture before:






Over all a pretty easy solution and I'm happy with the result.

Next up chair rail and kitchen cabinets>>>>>........

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And light fixtures to match:
Over the table, it still need plugs for the screw holes:
Over the cook top:

For reading in bed:

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Well, here are the kitchen cabinets, framed and ready for drawers:

I built the drawers using 1/2" baltic birch plywood and simple tongue and rabbet jointery:

Staining and finishing the drawers:


I wanted to dress up the front of the drawers, so I removed the center wood from the faces and made metal panels using the same green siding material I used on the exterior and added some simple "v grooves" to the faces.

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I had finished the radio installation months ago but once I started using it I found that I couldn't see the screen on the radio when I was laying flat in bed:
This was the original radio box

This is the new radio box, much more elaborate and user friendly:




The red thing sticking out of the front right corner is a flash drive and it contains 1500 songs.

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I needed some coat hooks and just to dress things up I drew some fish and cut them out of some black lexan plastic I've had around for years. Some things you just do for fun:

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For curtains I bought fabric and a seamstress is sewing them as I type, for rods I bought a stick of 1/2" round steel rod with a "bark" fisnish, you can just make out the texture in the second picture:




I should have the curtains this week and pictures will follow soon>

[StandUpGuy]

I am really enjoying watching this build thread. You are doing an outstanding job. I really like your layout.