While I do not smoke, I have a friend who loves his cigars. Following a recent visit to my house, he left one of his empty cigar tubes behind. I quickly noticed that the interior of the cigar tube was lined with a paper thin sheet of wood. Upon examination, I immediately turned to white metal model cars, wondering how I could put this wood to use. It has a nice grain, almost mahogany that could pass for 1/43 scale and it is very thin and pliable.Might even be nice with a sprayed coat of varnish or shellac. Yes, perfect for the wood panels on my white metal woody wagon. But first, I must get it unrolled and flat by placing it under a heavy paper weight -a lamp works well. In the past, I have used wood simulated vinyl appliqués from Michaels craft store. They worked well and were an improvement over what they replaced. But this stuff looks good, almost like the wood that Brooklin uses on their 1947 Chrysler woody sedans. I have a Brooklin 1947 Ford woody wagon that will be used for the 1st test. Again, this is just an idea, I haven't put it to the test yet. I plan to attach them using white glue held in place with plastic mini clamps. If anyone has tried this and has pictures, please share your results. I'm sure others would be interested.
While I do not smoke, I have a friend who loves his cigars. Following a recent visit to my house, he left one of his empty cigar tubes behind. I quickly noticed that the interior of the cigar tube was lined with a paper thin sheet of wood. Upon examination, I immediately turned to white metal model cars, wondering how I could put this wood to use. It has a nice grain, almost mahogany that could pass for 1/43 scale and it is very thin and pliable.Might even be nice with a sprayed coat of varnish or shellac. Yes, perfect for the wood panels on my white metal woody wagon. But first, I must get it unrolled and flat by placing it under a heavy paper weight -a lamp works well. In the past, I have used wood simulated vinyl appliqués from Michaels craft store. They worked well and were an improvement over what they replaced. But this stuff looks good, almost like the wood that Brooklin uses on their 1947 Chrysler woody sedans. I have a Brooklin 1947 Ford woody wagon that will be used for the 1st test. Again, this is just an idea, I haven't put it to the test yet. I plan to attach them using white glue held in place with plastic mini clamps. If anyone has tried this and has pictures, please share your results. I'm sure others would be interested.
hey Ken.....I have been thoroughly enjoying your "tips" series....THANK YOU
I have this old flatbed that has been in-process for about 1000 days......my wood was a bit thicker than yours....rolled vernier I bought on-line ...........I used Gorilla Glue super glue..........a good bit of acrylic paint,followed with a clear matte rattle can has kept the wood in place for years
......if I were to do it again,I think I might use Bob Smith thick gap filler CA
John: You must have a lot of patience to tackle a truck bed made up of individual strips. You've managed to create a nice aged look on the bed. It suits the truck well. That's a mighty big rig by the way.
@john-barry Thanks for the filler glue advice, John. I just ordered some. Appreciate the good words.
David H
I hope you find the product useful David.....with each step thicker,the the Bob Smith CA glues have a longer "hang time" than the next thinner glue....this Maxi-Cure one shows 10-25 seconds clamp(or hold) time to set.....at one point I kept all the Bob Smith CA line to include an Instant setter spray and a debonder......I found the the best way to prevent contamination and premature hardening in the gap-filling bottles is to drop some CA on a hard surface without touching the bottle tip to anything other than it`s screw-on cap.....and then use a toothpick to "scoop" up some glue and apply it to the target part ....this may all be common knowledge, but it hurt$ to have a bottle harden over several months or a year
While I do not smoke, I have a friend who loves his cigars. Following a recent visit to my house, he left one of his empty cigar tubes behind. I quickly noticed that the interior of the cigar tube was lined with a paper thin sheet of wood. Upon examination, I immediately turned to white metal model cars, wondering how I could put this wood to use. It has a nice grain, almost mahogany that could pass for 1/43 scale and it is very thin and pliable.Might even be nice with a sprayed coat of varnish or shellac. Yes, perfect for the wood panels on my white metal woody wagon. But first, I must get it unrolled and flat by placing it under a heavy paper weight -a lamp works well. In the past, I have used wood simulated vinyl appliqués from Michaels craft store. They worked well and were an improvement over what they replaced. But this stuff looks good, almost like the wood that Brooklin uses on their 1947 Chrysler woody sedans. I have a Brooklin 1947 Ford woody wagon that will be used for the 1st test. Again, this is just an idea, I haven't put it to the test yet. I plan to attach them using white glue held in place with plastic mini clamps. If anyone has tried this and has pictures, please share your results. I'm sure others would be interested.
Here's an example of that on a 1952 Morris Oxford MO estate conversion from a sedan I just finished. The arched piece over the fender was not possible with bass wood or balsa but the veneer worked well. It's the car on right, the smaller Morris Minor is on left for comparison.
