For the exterior finish of the teardrop I stained the wood with Minwax Pecan. We chose this color after staining several scrap pieces of wood with various colors. The birch and pine took stains differently and it was the best match we could come up with. I can’t seem to find the photo from this…
Author: Michael
Cabinets and drawers
To make the cabinets and drawers I decided to use some poplar, 1/2″ birch plywood, 1/2″ sanded plywood. I started off by making the faces. I first started off by cutting down the poplar boards using the chop saw. I then used the Kreg jig, which can be found here, on the horizontal boards. To…
The teardrop gets a roof
The time has come to add a roof to the teardrop. To start off I had to sand down the insulation as it was standing proud of the walls as seen below. The belt sander made quick work of the foam. After cutting down a few of the 4×8 flexible plywood to 67″ long. I…


