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Next up I made the cabinet faces for the galley and the cabin. I also cut out what will become the bunks for the kids. I used the Kreg Circular Saw guide to rip down the plywood. I used my router again and a scrap piece of molding as a fence to get straight relief…
Next up was to plan out some of the rest of the build. I had this all done up in Sketchup, but things change when you see it in person. First thing I did was cut out all the spars, I did these from 1″x4″s, I ripped them down on a table saw so the…
The next step in the build was routing out the walls. Because the template was cut out of a 4’x8′ sheet of MDF and the walls are made from 4’x10′ sheet of Birch a solution was needed. To solve this I would first clamp the template on one side ensuring everything was square and afterwards…
After finally getting the time to build this trailer and the money. I made the trek out to Plywood Company of Fort Worth. http://www.plywoodcompany.com Their selection is great. I picked up the following from them: 2 – 4’x10’x3/4″ Birch A1 (these will be the walls) 1 – 4’x8’x1/4″ MDF (This is for the wall template and…
So my teardrop trailer build started in 2015 with a Harbor Freight 4×8 trailer. I lengthened the trailer to 4’x10′ and then used 2″x4″s and plywood to build over the wheels. The floor is insulated and has a storage area built in. This build had to get halted for a little while as my wife…