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Salt & Tar: Ep.161 - Cardboard-Aided Design
14 October 2021 · 21 min · 67K views
What this video covers
A volunteer assists with interior cabinetry and finishing work on the custom-built vessel Red Aviva.1:10 The project focuses on the galley area forward of the deep freezer, where the team installs custom sliding storage trays and fixed shelving.3:30 The volunteer uses cardboard templates to design curved, aesthetic drawer fronts before fabricating the final pieces from plywood.2:11 To support the new shelving, the team incorporates salvaged wood components from a 1967 36-foot Chris-Craft.11:00 Separately, the crew restores vintage navigation lights by removing old paint with a wire brush and sandpaper to reveal the original bronze scrolls, planning to lash the fixtures to the forward wood rungs.8:39 Additional interior work includes installing redwood paneling on the cabin face, using a pull saw for precise cuts and a Forstner bit to clear space for a protruding mast partner bolt.12:13 The team finishes the redwood edges with a router and plans to add exotic wood trim to the cabin bulkhead.13:51
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