New Contessa 32 Heads (toilet) Build - Part 2 (Project Lottie Ep 24)

[@garthkite]

I usually butt the two pieces of veneer together and with a jig that is 100mm longer than the piece, screw down the jig on both sides the width of a router bed and run a sharp 6mm cutter down the centre of the pieces. That way if any deviations happen in the router pass they will both match, it works beautifully in veneer and in formica laminates, which show imperfections much worse than veneers, ive made joints almost completely disappear this way.

[@deancleavesmith]

Very nice job George - looks awesome.

[@MrAdrianLower]

Great work George. Your attention to detail is awesome

[@GLF-Video]

Thanks again. Always educational.

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

Turned out beautiful and so clean looking.

[@RefitandSail]

Thank you! 😊.

[@derekdidonato]

Thank you for the great videos. Your attention to detail and thorough documentation is very much appreciated. As to cutting veneer, a proper veneer saw works wonders. They can be found for $20-$30.

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment. Will take a look for a veneer saw. I don’t do much work with veneers but it not expensive then may be well worth it.

[@FrankE.Cromer]

Pump handle- Hope your client is left handed? 😂

[@garrykennedy5653]

Hi George I only discovered your channel recently but have enjoyed the refit of Lottie very much, I live in Tasmania the most southerly state of Australia and have one of those more modern plastic boats from France, which I have modified lots of time to fit our needs. It’s nice to see a good craftsman who obviously loves what he does.

[@garthkite]

Ive never tried glueing veneer with epoxy, i use a spray evo type contact adhesive, epoxy has gotta be more waterproof though

[@smallprojectscompleted]

Well done!!!

[@1962gms]

Brilliant work and so many solutions to my exact problems! 👍🍺👍

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks, pleased it was helpful

[@superformOG]

looks great, i decided to carry a cassette toilet to please the authorities, but ill use this as a guide if i ever do put in a proper holding tank

[@olivierorban787]

Very, very nice Why did you not put the same cover down front of the sea valve? Cheers

[@animapulcra9205]

Beautiful. Only thing missing now in your loo is a chandelier. Many thumbs up!

[@simonpritchard6074]

Hi George, I would use a tracksaw , you can clamp the track with a sacrificial board underneath. Cutting vaneer like that is a nightmare

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks, maybe a good option.

[@gking5522]

I'm still watching. And, I felt like I was watching myself! You are using the same clamps and T square I used just last month on a recent build. Oh yeah, we also have the same name! Go figure...

[@procyonlotor1906]

I want to say it looks crap, but for a crapper, it looks really good. Thanks for your vids, they inspire.

[@FDK_7]

Looks awesome!!!

[@adrianthorpe8005]

top bloke

[@jordannye7039]

if you use traditional hot rabbit skin glue then splits in the veneer do not matter and can be repaired easily. Not waterproof though...

[@Stillboating]

Check your supplier for paperback veneer the sheets are usually larger and easier to work.

[@RefitandSail]

Definitely, think the stuff I used a little while back had a backing of some sort that make it far less fragile.

[@PeterCarrStav]

George, that is a very smart looking heads! Fantastic work as usual. Can you post some more details on the white sheets you used? Type, thickness where you purchased etc. Thanks!

[@RefitandSail]

It’s 2.5mm thick and that was the thinnest option. May be best that you have a conversation with or visit your local industrial and decorative plastics supplier to see what they can offer.

[@ceirwan]

Great job! Could I ask your source for the push button release catches you use for the access panel?

[@RefitandSail]

Sorry don’t recall off the top of my head. Maybe seascrew.

[@ceirwan]

@@RefitandSail Cheers man.

[@renexxx2017]

Hi Beautiful head When you glued the fineer did you wet the fineer as well with epoxy or only the wall?

[@RefitandSail]

I found it was better to apply to both the bulkhead and the veneer as only apply to one surface resulted in the veneer absorbing all the adhesive then there not being quite enough to bond it well.

[@briandbird6339]

Like the veneer solution, had my doubts but it seemed to work well. Did you use a fast cure resin, or anything special? I have used waterproof PVA, accelerated with a warm domestic flat iron, for the saloon table but you do need a bit of patience. 👍

[@RefitandSail]

It was a fast hardner with the epoxy and a pretty warm day so didn’t have a lot of working time.

[@petrospapapanagiotou]

Apologize for my OCD, but I would have minded the orientation of the grains of the vaneer. The aft bulkhead has the grain pointing upward (^) and the forward one, downward 😬🙃🤷‍♂️

[@RefitandSail]

Damn, well spotted, I’ll have to check that out!

[@mickey1299]

@@RefitandSail 🤣 Oh shooooooooot ! . I didn't notice either George .

[@petrospapapanagiotou]

I knew it would bother you to! Sorryyyyyyy......

[@kbbarton1]

Is there going to be a sink fitted?

[@RefitandSail]

No sink, the owner did not want one here (but I have a way to fit one in if he changes his mind)