Michael,
I always wondered about how that was done. However on mine and the 71
dash I experimented on it was one continuous sheet of veneer.
If you're looking for something to keep you occupied for the rest of the
winter, and you kind of plan to buy one anyway give the "re-veneering"
of your old one a shot. It takes a fair amount of time spread over a
fair amount of time, but when you're done it is real rewarding
Look here for veneers etc: http://www.rockler.com
Steve
'72 TR6
www.kc4sw.com/triumph.htm
Subject: Re: Repairing Plywood Dashboard - What's a Bookend
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Michael Corbitt wrote:
> Perhaps, I'm the uniformed one here, or someone is playing a joke on
> me. When I look at my dashboard, I see a thin vertical line in the
> middle of the dash that goes top to bottom. I always assumed a
> previous owner had attempted to redo the dash, but was told by Barry
> Nelson at the Portland All British meet this last year that this
> dashboard appeared in some TR250s and early TR6's. Basically, Barry
> indicated that a piece of veneer is split in half and then unfolded
> like a book so both sides of the dash have identical wood grain
> patterns. At least this is what I understood Barry to tell me. He
> said this is something I should try to repair as opposed to replace.
> Is my leg being pulled here?
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