Possibly the last "build" thread ........

[Old Coyote]

John, that is really going to be great when all together. On your door pockets did you form an enclosure inside the door with an opening in the panel? I'm interested in how you made the functional pocket - been working on a similar need for my '33 panels.

I don't know if you would be able to use our technique, as the pockets on the Thames are not in the doors but in the side panels just behind the doors. The pockets are hand fabricated sheet metal "boxes" (4"x6"x2") which have been upholstered and attached to the rear of the side panel .......... I doubt if you'll have enough depth in your door panels to do this style

[rspears]

I don't know if you would be able to use our technique, as the pockets on the Thames are not in the doors but in the side panels just behind the doors. The pockets are hand fabricated sheet metal "boxes" (4"x6"x2") which have been upholstered and attached to the rear of the side panel .......... I doubt if you'll have enough depth in your door panels to do this style

John,
Do you know how they attached the "boxes" to the rear of the panel? I'm assuming that they covered the panel, including rolling material through the slot to finish the hole, then attached the upholstered boxes to the back side. I've got about 1.5" of depth to work with on the doors, but I'm struggling with mounting methods.

[Old Coyote]

John,
Do you know how they attached the "boxes" to the rear of the panel? I'm assuming that they covered the panel, including rolling material through the slot to finish the hole, then attached the upholstered boxes to the back side. I've got about 1.5" of depth to work with on the doors, but I'm struggling with mounting methods.

Morning Roger .......... as I said, I don't know if you'll be able to use our method .......... but here's what we did ....

The side panels were cut from 1/2" plywood, thus allowing for anchoring depth .......... the "boxes" were fabricated with a 3/8" lip on them to facilitate attachment ......... screw holes were then drilled through the lip ........... then the boxes were covered (lip and all) and the position of the screw holes was marked on the upholstery .......... velcro was used to make the first attachment and to hold the "boxes" in place while 7/16" long screws were driven through the holes into the 1/2" plywood ........ the depth of the attachment was controlled with washers

We were lucky to have such a large amount of space to work with ........ the pics will show you the depth of the bulkhead behind the doors and how tall we were able to make our attachment brackets .......... don't know if you'll have that luxury

John

[rspears]

Morning Roger .......... as I said, I don't know if you'll be able to use our method .......... but here's what we did ....

The side panels were cut from 1/2" plywood, thus allowing for anchoring depth .......... the "boxes" were fabricated with a 3/8" lip on them to facilitate attachment ......... screw holes were then drilled through the lip ........... then the boxes were covered (lip and all) and the position of the screw holes was marked on the upholstery .......... velcro was used to make the first attachment and to hold the "boxes" in place while 7/16" long screws were driven through the holes into the 1/2" plywood ........ the depth of the attachment was controlled with washers

We were lucky to have such a large amount of space to work with ........ the pics will show you the depth of the bulkhead behind the doors and how tall we were able to make our attachment brackets .......... don't know if you'll have that luxury. John

John,
I appreciate the great explanation. I don't have the depth you did, but you've given me an idea - I may be able to cut a ~3/8" thick ring the size of my box, glue that to the luan plywood, then upholster that as you describe using screws to mount the box from behind. Headed out to the shop to play a little. Thanks!