Well, maybe a veneer of ebony over balsa wood sculpted to model the dash.. Subject: Re: Wood Vote > In a message dated 7/8/2007 4:35:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > obeechi@RUNBOX.COM writes: > > I have an ebony pen, has a great feel to it... > > Gee, what if I used ebony, maple, and spruce... it'd be like a guitar, only > from within the inside... > > Was going to use mahogany for the rear seat kick panel... and thinking of > replacing the ac duct with curved wood.. just like they curve wood for > guitars... cause that plastic is going to decay at some point... and break and > crack.... > > Maybe I could get an ebony dash... its just damaged vinyl with overspray > right now... > > Was thinking of having mahogany door panels.. (veneer over airplane birch > ply... ) with maybe leather accent, and solid wood handles... > > Turning my vanagon into a yacht... > > > > I don't think you want to price using real ebony..lol > Pergo has laminates in the Ebony and bleached pine variety that look good > though. > > Jeff E. > Atlanta , Ga. > 87' Westy "weekender" > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > ----- End Original Message ----- |
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