Unlike most of the American woodies, the wood on the Morris Traveler is
structural, not decorative. The entire rear rear of the Traveler is
supported by the wood frame. The side panels are screwed to the wooden side
frames. The rear doors are wood framed and mount to hinges bolted to the
wooden rear posts. When it comes to structural use of the wood, the Traveler
is more of a woodie than most of the American stuff. When I rebuilt my
wife's Traveler, I completely assembled the wooden frame for test fitting
without any of the metal attached. The metal panels and 'hood' are only
subsequently applied to the wood, not the other way around.
If you're talking about the wood being tacked on, you must mean the Mini
Traveler.
Glen Byrns
> If you're going to bother fooling with wood, there's no point just tacking
> it on, as they did to make the Traveller. The wood needs to be part of the
> structure. The real question is how much steel/how much plywood to use in
> the panels.
>
> Mark
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