Projects 1956 Chevy Carryall new wood body

Not till now on your thread did I catch this filler piece (arrow) that aids the stile some what in strength by reshaping it. The upper mid rail does a good job of keeping the grain from wanting to break easily.

 

That piece is deep enough that it had to be cut out of a laminated block, so there is some opposing grain that reinforces it too. I always try to hide the glue lines when I have to do that.

 

This door is done for now. It will come apart one more time to veneer the panels, install the gl*** and for final sanding. Everything works, the gl*** (pattern) rolls up and down and the inside and outside handles work. Door locks turned out to be an engineering project that wasn't worth the effort. And a couple pictures of a start on the drivers side door, more of the same.

 

Your craftsmanship is amazing! Having the right tools for a job is one thing. Using them at this level is altogether another thing. Here I am stumped over the relatively few pieces of wood for my '26 Chevy roadster. Great work, thanks for sharing.

 

I know how to use a hammer and what end of the saw goes against the wood, but the workmanship here is on another level. Like I tell my friends in my wood turning club I'm in the first grade and you guys have your Phd. You are both a craftsman and artist.

Pat

 

Beautiful!
Dan

 

Wow!

 

You never cease to amaze! Incredible work .

 

lamb's tongue on the door instead of the stair!(well,kind of close...)--perfect!

 

Simply put: Amazing.

 

Incredible!

 

Great progress, keep the updates coming.

 

This should look familiar, a mirror image of the other side. I still have a few details on the drivers door to wrap up but I'll be on to the back doors soon.

 

Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your progress
What will you coat the inside of the doors with ?

 

Flawless, simply magnificent!

 

again--incredible!-do you think these doors will be heavier than the og metal ones?

 

Thanks, and thanks for looking!
Eveything has to come apart to do the finish work, so the first coat will get put on both sides of everything. I'm not doing the finish on this one so I don't know whether it will be varnish or clear coat.

 

I don't have a steel door to compare them to, but I can hang a fully ***embled door on the body by myself without too much trouble. Getting them adjusted is another topic altogether, but if they are heavier than a steel door I don't think it's by much.

 

Wow, that´s a work of art!

 

I appreciate your vision and the talent to bring it to life. Beautiful work.

 

I can't wait to see it done!

Hopefully after all the work is done, it is not too heavy for my trailer! LOL

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

Staring at hose I am amazed with your talents and the original designers and craftsmen who did these originally.
I do have a question; most all metal doors with windows have some sort of drain at the bottom for any water and dirt that gets in between the window and the seal. Was this feature built into these? Was that part of some annual (?) service to pull the inner panel and clean?

 

Love the craftsman ship

 

Yes they do have drains. I'm not sure that opening up the door to clean the drains was part of factory recomended maintenance, but I'm pretty sure nobody did it.

 

my compliments on the woodwork, but, I'm more impressed with the amount of engineering that went into each piece. keep those pics coming.