GreenbowCounty
James
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Drawer system project
Cost:
$47 for wood board
Afternoon and a half of labor
Not much going on but did get started on a drawer system. Got the platform done. Cost less than $60 bucks and got to enjoy it in some great company which I don’t mind. Very pleased with the start and progress.
We started with a 3/4" Pine board, Birch would have been nice, but they were out. Got it back; took rough measurements of the truck bay and began work. I'm fortunate enough to have a father/son carpenter duo who are masters at their craft and they were eager to help me. Please forgive the goofy sideway pics.
Up on the sawhorse for cutting, sanding and test fitting. We applied wood glue where there were minor breaks, etc and patched it up with more sanding for a fantastic finish. The Pine came out much better than I anticipated
Using the SawStop for the end piece cutting.
We used cardboard cutouts for both sides to get the contour cuts accurate. This meant placing and replacing the platform but it made for a fantastic finish which I'm very happy with.
Pictured above is the first of four supports that tie in to the four M8 1.25" holes at the far end of the tailgate. We were able to salvage the OEM bolts for this by using the router and creating the dimples for the bolts. In order to get things level we had to do a lot of shaving as you have very minute indentations, etc where the four brackets are but it paid off. We used the metal cross brace pictured to drop in four wooden pins that further solidify the staying power of the platform.
Here is the finished product. As you can see it utilized the four braces at the rear. Platform attaches to the braces with wood screws and braces to the truck with OEM bolts. Lastly, at the top of the picture you can see where three support braces are attached. These are roughly 2" a piece to level things at the top. One more item, harder to see here but a nice touch is an end piece which has been smoothed out. It butts up to the door.
In order to protect the wood I may apply carpeting or paint but I'm really excited about how this turned out.
Cost:
$47 for wood board
Afternoon and a half of labor
Not much going on but did get started on a drawer system. Got the platform done. Cost less than $60 bucks and got to enjoy it in some great company which I don’t mind. Very pleased with the start and progress.
We started with a 3/4" Pine board, Birch would have been nice, but they were out. Got it back; took rough measurements of the truck bay and began work. I'm fortunate enough to have a father/son carpenter duo who are masters at their craft and they were eager to help me. Please forgive the goofy sideway pics.
Up on the sawhorse for cutting, sanding and test fitting. We applied wood glue where there were minor breaks, etc and patched it up with more sanding for a fantastic finish. The Pine came out much better than I anticipated
Using the SawStop for the end piece cutting.
We used cardboard cutouts for both sides to get the contour cuts accurate. This meant placing and replacing the platform but it made for a fantastic finish which I'm very happy with.
Pictured above is the first of four supports that tie in to the four M8 1.25" holes at the far end of the tailgate. We were able to salvage the OEM bolts for this by using the router and creating the dimples for the bolts. In order to get things level we had to do a lot of shaving as you have very minute indentations, etc where the four brackets are but it paid off. We used the metal cross brace pictured to drop in four wooden pins that further solidify the staying power of the platform.
Here is the finished product. As you can see it utilized the four braces at the rear. Platform attaches to the braces with wood screws and braces to the truck with OEM bolts. Lastly, at the top of the picture you can see where three support braces are attached. These are roughly 2" a piece to level things at the top. One more item, harder to see here but a nice touch is an end piece which has been smoothed out. It butts up to the door.
In order to protect the wood I may apply carpeting or paint but I'm really excited about how this turned out.
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