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07-03-2015, 10:30 AM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Another New Tongue Box
I have had the typical aluminum tongue box on my Boler for the past 3 years, I just didn't like the straight angles against the curved lines of the Boler so I built something a bit different.
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07-03-2015, 10:48 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Oliver
Posts: 713
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Very nice woodworking. Is that cedar?
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2008 Outlaw Oliver Legacy Elite & 2014 Outlaw Oliver Legacy Elite II
2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD Diesel 4x4
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07-03-2015, 10:51 AM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Outlaw
Very nice woodworking. Is that cedar?
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Yes it is cedar, wanted t use a light weight wood. Construction is similar to making a barrel, each 2" wide wood stave is angle cut and glued together to form the curves.
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07-03-2015, 10:57 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Fibreglassed, like a strip canoe?
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07-03-2015, 11:08 AM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo
Fibreglassed, like a strip canoe?
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Fiberglassed on the inside, the staves are thicker than a canoe to give some additional durability
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07-03-2015, 11:15 AM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Showing the stainless steel hardware
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07-03-2015, 11:29 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,707
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 WOW a piece of artwork! 
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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07-03-2015, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Past Tents" 2018 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB SuperCrew
Arkansas
Posts: 1,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian G.
Showing the stainless steel hardware
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Beautiful work Ian, as always.
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07-03-2015, 01:00 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jason
Trailer: 2007 Eggcamper & Homemade Tear Drop
New York
Posts: 663
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WOW !
Sent from my iPhone using Fiberglass RV
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07-03-2015, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2008 Casita 17 ft Spirit Deluxe
Posts: 2,014
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Are you sure you weren't a barrel cooper in your previous life? Very nice joinery. It's always nice to see true craftsmanship.
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07-03-2015, 01:27 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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I love working with wood, and over the years I have I have accumulated a very nice workshop and lots of experience.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Casita Greg
Are you sure you weren't a barrel cooper in your previous life? Very nice joinery. It's always nice to see true craftsmanship.
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This is my first attempt at cooperage. I really debated between this method and steaming the wood, but thought the verticle grain would look better than horizontal. Do you realize there are stave angle calculators on-line that provide the correct angle? these are 4.5 deg
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07-03-2015, 01:55 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Charlie
Trailer: 2014 Lil Snoozy
North Carolina
Posts: 789
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Wow. Speaking as another woodworker, I can imagine the work that went into it. Very nice.
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07-03-2015, 02:04 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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The hardest, and scariest, part of the entire project was cutting the top profile to fit the curved lid ... many hours contemplating the best way to mark and cut it knowing a mistake could mean starting all over again. In the end I suspended the lid over the box and using marking dividers marked the lid profile onto the box, then used a saber saw (jig saw in some areas) to make the cut. Fine tuned and profiled the bevel with a bent sander. This project taught me a few new tricks.
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07-03-2015, 02:18 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2001 13 ft Scamp / 1993 Jeep Cherokee
Posts: 1,294
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Ian, that is just marvelous.
Truly very unique.
I love it.
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and "Puff", too
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2019 Ram Longhorn
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07-03-2015, 02:25 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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How come your Jack E Up is upside down?
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07-03-2015, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack L
Trailer: Sold the Bigfoot 17-Looking for a new one
Washington
Posts: 1,562
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Fabulous job ! What type finish did you use on the cedar ? Do you have something on your tow vehicle like mud flaps for additional protection ? It's o pretty, I would hate to see it get dirty.
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07-03-2015, 02:41 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
How come your Jack E Up is upside down?
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Wondering when someone would notice that Jim 
Right now it is acting as a temporary spacer. I installed the "A" frame jack and knowing it would hang to low I bought the Jack-E-Up so I could remove the jack during travel, but the jack will not work with a wheel attached. It becomes unstable. By reversing it and using the base as a spacer it raises the jack enough that there are no clearance problems. Considering the cost I will be building a proper spacer and will be selling this Jack-E-Up.
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07-03-2015, 02:43 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Ian
Trailer: 1974 Boler 1300 - 2014 Escape 19'
Alberta
Posts: 1,380
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack L
Fabulous job ! What type finish did you use on the cedar ? Do you have something on your tow vehicle like mud flaps for additional protection ? It's o pretty, I would hate to see it get dirty.
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The finish is 3 coats of Sikkens Cetol 1. Yes I use Rock Tamers on the back of my 4Runner which protects the front of the trailer as much as possible.
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07-04-2015, 09:47 AM
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Member
Name: Arnold
Trailer: 2015 Casita 17' Spirit Deluxe
California
Posts: 89
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That piece of art is much to beautiful to be on the outside of any trailer. WOW!
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07-04-2015, 10:17 AM
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Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 67
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Nice job
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