Thread: 1930 Ford Model A Roadster - Extra Slow WIP

Afternoon,
Todays update.
I cut the deck this morning.
Did inside and outside fenders.
I'm checking with steve about plan explanations before I go on again.
(some 30 degree angle cut that needs to be made).

Peter

Todays jobbie,

I cut the boot sides, some spacer and the dickie seat.
Think I'll ebonise the seats that thats where the seat will go tonight.

not happy with boot sides, drill a 3/16 hole down the side of 1/4 inch timber.
Does not leave much on either side, And mine have blown out (you can see on the left boot side).
Don't think I'm making replacements. Time to start collecting sawdust to use with CA to fix him.

Peter

Originally Posted by _fly_

Todays jobbie,

I cut the boot sides, some spacer and the dickie seat.
Think I'll ebonise the seats that thats where the seat will go tonight.

Looking good, Peter.
I'm looking forward to getting onto those parts.

not happy with boot sides, drill a 3/16 hole down the side of 1/4 inch timber.
Does not leave much on either side.......

Duly noted.

When I look through my pic collection and see the real size of these handles, on a real 'A Model', 3/16" is massive overkill. There's almost nothing to the real ones.
It's only that thick so a skewer can be easily poked through for the 'grabbing' part of the handle. On the real ones, besides being very thin, the two vertical bits are capped by the horizontal one, which runs across the top, Stonehenge-style.

A 2.6mm bamboo skewer would be much more to scale, shaped and assembled like the originals, or some hand-made mini-dowel: -

Originally Posted by Hermit

Looking good, Peter.
I'm looking forward to getting onto those parts.




Duly noted.

When I look through my pic collection and see the real size of these handles, on a real 'A Model', 3/16" is massive overkill. There's almost nothing to the real ones.
It's only that thick so a skewer can be easily poked through for the 'grabbing' part of the handle. On the real ones, besides being very thin, the two vertical bits are capped by the horizontal one, which runs across the top, Stonehenge-style.

A 2.6mm bamboo skewer would be much more to scale, shaped and assembled like the originals, or some hand-made mini-dowel: -

Is that what those HUGE holes are for?
OK from now on I read ahead and question everything, "Whats that for".

Will make new sides in the morning.
3mm dowel will be plenty with 2mm toothpick for the handle.
Maybe I'll carve a handle and just glue to the top of the boot.
Or maybe cast one with solder and glue that on.
I've got some nice thick (2mm) copper wire I could use.

Peter

Originally Posted by _fly_

Is that what those HUGE holes are for?
OK from now on I read ahead and question everything, "Whats that for".

Will make new sides in the morning.
3mm dowel will be plenty with 2mm toothpick for the handle.
Maybe I'll carve a handle and just glue to the top of the boot.
Or maybe cast one with solder and glue that on.
I've got some nice thick (2mm) copper wire I could use.

Peter

Precisely, mate. Keep in mind that we're making scale Ford A Model Roadsters and not copies of Gatto's plans. The plans are a guide only, really, with the exact detail open to interpretation/change.
My second Roadster will have opening bonnet, opening doors, carb, air cleaner, exhaust pipe etc. As much as I'm capable of, and as close to scale as possible.

For those hand-rails, after some thought, I'll probably use 2.6mm bamboo skewers, two vertical, one across the top, with 0.5mm or 0.8mm copper wire for dowel in the joints, to add strength.

Update:

I cut a bit today and even glued some up.

Got the dickie seat glued up. I ebonised the seat but it didn't take well,
I should have used plain redgum for the seats instead of ebonising the body wood.
Can't change it now as the bottom seat is glued in.
I have no idea what wood it is, If you know tell me.

We got a lot of sanding to do tonight while watching tele.

Originally Posted by _fly_

Update:

I cut a bit today and even glued some up.

Got the dickie seat glued up. I ebonised the seat but it didn't take well,
I should have used plain redgum for the seats instead of ebonising the body wood.
Can't change it now as the bottom seat is glued in.
I have no idea what wood it is, If you know tell me.

We got a lot of sanding to do tonight while watching tele.

You're getting there now, Peter.
Actually, I think the seat turned out well. The semi-ebonising highlights the natural timber pattern. Maybe you see something we don't but if not, I wouldn't be at all concerned if I were you.

(No idea what the timber is, sorry.)

I think the timber is Qld Maple??

I did a bit more tonight.
Glued a lot of pieces together tonight.
Made the dsash and the front seats.
Now I ebonised the dickie seat but I'm not sure I am going to do the front Seat.
Should but I'm not keen on the muti-colour of it.

Ah well.

Will get some newer pictures in the morning.

Peter
OH, saw this on the way to Grumpy's do the other weekend.

Originally Posted by _fly_

I think the timber is Qld Maple??

Right. Could well be.
In my tests, Qld Maple didn't ebonise well, as you experienced, compared to some like Jarrah and Blackbutt, (below), Blackbutt at top, QLD Maple in middle, Jarrah at the bottom.

G'Day Peter,
Very nice "Rod".
Pity you couldn't have found the owner & talked you way into a drive or at least a look inside.
Cheers, crowie

Originally Posted by crowie

G'Day Peter,
Very nice "Rod".
Pity you couldn't have found the owner & talked you way into a drive or at least a look inside.
Cheers, crowie

It was 8am, I was just glad there was no-one parked around it so I could take a picture from all directions.
Now I know what mine should look like a bit.

I might have to make some mods, The guards on the model are like a 1/4 inch ribbon that runs around the front wheels. Think I'll round them a LOT more.

Peter, do you happen to know what model the one in your pics is? (A Chev, I think, isn't it?)

No Idea what it is, but its got no door handles?

Originally Posted by Hermit

Peter, do you happen to know what model the one in your pics is? (A Chev, I think, isn't it?)

It's a '34 Chev Roadster.