58 Shasta Restoration progress

Tonight I worked on the gaucho. Got a new support board build that sits at the front of the gaucho and is the board you pull on and gives support to the frame when it is pulled out. Had to get a couple coats of shellac on it and it will be tomorrow before I can most likely install it.

Today I continued to buff the hinges and handles. Then I remembered I have about 100 screw heads to buff, so I got those done as well. Now I need to find some of the other chrome pieces that need to be buffed.

I also got a couple more coats of shellac on the gaucho rail board.

Last night I worked on getting the rest of the cabinet doors on. I also got the gaucho rail put on so that is finished. Once I got that done I put a few coats of shellac on the wood fillers around the back window and cut the bottom back wall boards and got a couple coats of shellac on them. I hope to close in the back end in the next couple of days.

I haven't been in my back yard for month so my wife made me leave the camper and mow the yard. Sometimes she can be so unreasonable .

Need to get outside wiring done so I can insulate and get the metal and window back on so I can get the camper out of the garage for wife cars. Again she is being unreasonable.

Had another good night of work.

Got the back wall buttoned up and started to put some of the old stuff like the bed back in so I have a little more room in the garage.

I also started figuring out my wiring. Where to put lights and switches. Drilled the holes for the recess lights under the cabinets and the shelf above the table. Winter is coming and I really need to get moving. Camper needs to be out of the garage soon.


20180927_194126 by Tom Ress, on Flickr

Nothing better to motivate you then winter.

I worked on 3 items last night.

Buffed the bunk bed brackets
Buffed the hanging bar that sits outside the wardrobe and gaucho
Went to a co works house and he helped me cut a dozen 1/4 x 1 x 8' strips for the gaps out of solid ash.

I did this last time with the birch camper I did and I thought they looked better then the plywood. Now I need to sand, round the corners and shellac them.

20181001_200536 by Tom Ress, on Flickr

20181001_174835 by Tom Ress, on Flickr

You can see the old shellac. I love that they put the inside together and then just sprayed everything.

My 3 way switch came in last night so it was time to finish the lighting. Let there be light, and there was! I replaced the light under the front cabinet with recess led lights and also under the kitchen cabinets. All the lighting is 12 volt. 

20181002_194526 by Tom Ress, on Flickr