Yeah, what James said...oak is heavy...go for light pine and use birch veneer... Which ever way ya go, KEEP the originals! --- James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see > yours: $0 by Experian. > http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures > list. > > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 > hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php