-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marv Coulthard Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wood dash
One of my winter projects is a new dash for our 78. I have one solid piece of walnut, next is to take the old dash out (three pieces) use it as a template and put one piece back in. (fingers crossed) cheers Marv Marv, There was a very good reason why Triumph made those dashes out of plywood instead of solid wood (aside from the cost factors). The solid wood has the grain running in a single direction and since there is a fair amount of stress on that piece, it will easily crack, rendering all your hard work for naught. The cross plies of Marine grade plywood will more evenly distribute that stress and not end up cracking. Did mention Marine grade plywood because it will withstand the environmental conditions of an open car much better than a standard piece of indoor plywood will. IMHO, your best bet is to build your dash out of the aforementioned marine plywood and use a veneer of your choice to finish it off. Regards, Joe *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
