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Wooden dash panels for 1939 Packard.
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boosquat
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Made new wooden dash panels for my 1939 Packard Super Eight touring sedan. The old plastic ones had cracked and warped. New plastic is hard to find and very expensive. Created balsa cores and covered them with cherry veneer.

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Posted on: 2014/11/16 20:53
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Very nice. I had never used that technique. Not to sound critical but for my info-will the balsa be strong enough to with stand the rigors of the weight of the mounted guages over bumps and vibration while driving without cracking?

Posted on: 2014/11/16 21:18
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The dash panels mount on a steel back panel that bears the weight of the gauges, speedo, etc. The combination of the balsa, the veneer, and the poly varnish results in fairly stiff panels. The center panel, which will have the ignition key, light switch, cigar lighter, etc. I made out of solid cherry panels one eight inch thick. The center panels also have a metal subplate underneath the decorative panel.

Posted on: 2014/11/16 21:25
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That looks great, you must do some woodworking in real life. Nice solution!

Posted on: 2014/11/16 22:00
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What? you didn't think 5 grand was cheap for artist made plastique?

sorry, couldn;t help myself... Congrats on your achievement.

Posted on: 2014/11/16 23:43
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Ross
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Beautiful work. Congratulations!

Posted on: 2014/11/17 6:31
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Steve
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WOW !!!!! Beautiful....well done.

Posted on: 2014/11/17 14:38
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1953 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Tri-tone
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That is a fantastic job.

Posted on: 2014/11/17 16:48
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Charles
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Gorgeous!

Posted on: 2014/11/17 20:08
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