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tomshobby

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I have finally finished the dash. Some hardware fitting and it will be ready to install. (And warmer weather.)

I was very disappointed in the Tru-Oil. It seems they changed the formula in the spray cans and it just does not blend with the hand rubbed product in the little bottles.

So here are a few pics. The dash with the door closed, with it open, and showing the maple trim around the glove box lock.
 
I'd have trouble keeping my eyes on the road if I had that gorgeous dash, Tom.
 
Love the curly Maple! I did mine in Birdseye maple.
 
Looks great. I have found burls especially difficult to work with. How were you able to cut around the door so smoothly? Any tips on gluing the veneer? What was the thickness of the veneer?
Kevin
 
Beautiful job. The bird's eye maple on the inside of the door is a nice, unexpected touch. :cheers:
 
Very nice.
 
Very nice Tom- I agree on the birdseye in the glove box door it really sets it off well.
 
Beautiful work Tom! I refinished the dash in my '76 by carefully sanding back to the original veneer and adding teak stain finished with gloss Varathane. While I was reasonably satisfied with it, it is nowhere as nice as yours. One touch I added that you might like is the chrome finger pull for the glove box lock. While not original to the '76 TR6 it is of nice quality, looks really good and definitely makes it easier to open the glove box. Careful trimming with a round wood rasp is required to fit the finger pull so with a veneer as nice as yours you may not want to mess with it. But it is worth a look.
Cheers,
 
ichthos said:
Looks great. I have found burls especially difficult to work with. How were you able to cut around the door so smoothly? Any tips on gluing the veneer? What was the thickness of the veneer?
Kevin
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Kevin, I used a special veneer saw from behind and an Exacto knife for the corners. I only made a series of points from the back with the knife to guide the cut from the front. That made it possible to apply cutting pressure from the front with the knife which benefited from the support of the original dash. Before cutting I applied some finish coat to seal the veneer in an effort to keep it from so easily splitting.
 
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