Birch is the way to go. It's a good natural wood veneer. If you don't take care of it it will crack and peel. But it is real affordable wood.
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To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 5:09 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: Fwd: Re: what's your take 1/8th inch birch is pretty readily available as well... --- JKi7886155@xxxxxxx wrote:
James: You can buy oak veneer plywood, and put a finish on it, as thin as 1/4". I'm not sure you can get much lighter. Jack Kirsch In a message dated 3/5/2007 4:43:21 PM Central Standard Time, james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx writes: I have been thinking the same thing about my interior. It started out being a transporter so I have no original furniture and will need to create the furniture. I have been trying to decide on what material to use. If I had the choice I would rather replace the originals for a custom job. But keep them in storage if possible. I'm just not a fan of the original look. My first camper was all custom so I got used to that. But wouldn't oak be a bit heavy? I have been looking at maybe doing a pine frame with a thin wood covering and maybe veneer over that. James DAC '73/'77 Westfakia '78 Super Vert ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I would keep the originals provided you have storage space. Before too long I think bay window value should begin behaving similar to the splitties. Therefore any thing original is always better than a repro. If you want to make your ride more enjoyable for you then I am all for that. One vote for: Keep the originals ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 5, 2007 3:47:52 PM Subject: [tcb] what's your take so this friend of mine has a 79 rivera that he has completely gutted. he is using the old cabinets as a template to build new ones, they look really friggin' nice made entirely with oak anyway i have been wanting to do the same in my bus but my concern is resale. should i keep my cabinetry or not. one thing i have thought about doing is removing the westfalia plates off of the original cabinetry and putting them on the new stuff just for a personal kind of touch. what's ya'lls take on this? the main question is should i keep the originals? they are in decent shape, not great but decent.
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