Wooden defender accessories

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Hi everyone,
Just wondering what people's thoughts are on wooden accessories, I've recently made gear and diff knobs for my td5 and also door handles.
This week I'm going to look at making a wooden dash panel and cubby box to match.
I've added a picture of some of the handles and gear knobs, I'd be interested to jear people's thoughts on them.

Thanks,
Leo
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Not my cup of tea, but the handles and top look superb
If I was you I would take them images down asap otherwise it wont be long before they are copied and you have lost the edge you had by being the first, then make and market the items yourself
Plenty of bespoke land rover people out there who would like the edge your products would give them
 
I think treated wood. I have not seen @Turboman put a new chassis on the boat yet ;)
Steel boats are usually thought to be less trouble than wooden ones. Oak is one of the worst woods to work with. It is hard, and contains a lot of acids, which attack steel and iron fixings.
The least troublesome material of all to work with is plastic. Coincidentally, just what a Defender dash is made of. :)
 
Steel boats are usually thought to be less trouble than wooden ones. Oak is one of the worst woods to work with. It is hard, and contains a lot of acids, which attack steel and iron fixings.
The least troublesome material of all to work with is plastic. Coincidentally, just what a Defender dash is made of. :)

I always think people who buy wooden boats are plain mad!
We have a few steel boats at our place, rust is always an issue, but still way easier to look after than wood.

We had one wooden boat, it sunk so many times on its mooring the guy gave it away! it was an ex RAF rescue boat it must have been nice looking thing in it day.
Pic stolen from google, not of the actual boat I mentioned.

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I always think people who buy wooden boats are plain mad!
That would be me, I have had several! :D

They are OK if you have the tools, and skills, to work on them, which I do.
And it is important to buy the right kind of construction. Those Fairmiles, ex-services double and triple diagonal construction launches and rescue boats are a complete nightmare to work on, which is what they are always available cheap.
If you get carvel or clinker built, ideally teak or iroko, or larch planked, there is a good chance you will be able to repair it.
 
That would be me, I have had several! :D

They are OK if you have the tools, and skills, to work on them, which I do.
And it is important to buy the right kind of construction. Those Fairmiles, ex-services double and triple diagonal construction launches and rescue boats are a complete nightmare to work on, which is what they are always available cheap.
If you get carvel or clinker built, ideally teak or iroko, or larch planked, there is a good chance you will be able to repair it.

At the pevious yard they had a few woooden boats in various states of disrepair in one of their parking compounds, I noticed the other day most are still there looking exactly the same as they did 6 oddd years ago, though the one that was just the ribs seems to have gone!

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At the pevious yard they had a few woooden boats in various states of disrepair in one of their parking compounds, I noticed the other day most are still there looking exactly the same as they did 6 oddd years ago, though the one that was just the ribs seems to have gone!

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The worst place to leave them is in a car park, or anywhere else they will dry out.
They are always better off in the water, even if they have sunk, because it stops the planks shrinking too much.
 
Thanks for all the comments, good and bad. Sorry I missed all the replies everyone, I hadn't received any notifications, and also haven't been on in a while.

I have however been busy with the interior again.
So far I've added an oak cubby box, swapped to a walnut dash panel, and also made some windscreen surrounds.
Currently looking like this...
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Cor u bois are hitting him hard :)

the work your doing looks great but most on this forum use a Landy for what ther meant for and polished wood won’t last long, from the tights seals of the doors to the dogs jaws

The fact that landrovers are used as daily drivers, and in harsh conditions, is the reason I chose to oil the items rather than polish or lacquer, it means they can be easily re-oiled or sanded back and re-oil of necessary.
The dog problem I can't help with unfortunately.
 
The fact that landrovers are used as daily drivers, and in harsh conditions, is the reason I chose to oil the items rather than polish or lacquer, it means they can be easily re-oiled or sanded back and re-oil of necessary.
The dog problem I can't help with unfortunately.

Good luck I’m sure the Chelsea tractors will love it
 
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