New teak grate for shower

I needed to replace the shower grate as it was broken at the angle corner. I had tried to repair it, but because of the design it really was a design flaw. So I needed a new one of a different design.

What I did was lay the old grate face down (upside down), then nailed a perimeter around it real tight. This gave me the shape I needed. I would have to build the new one upside down, but as you will see, this was the easiest way.

 

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I had to angle the ends of the new teak pieces so they would fit the fiberglass liner. A later picture will show this up close.

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Initial cut and fit done. Now I just have to add the reinforcing that holds it all together.

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Now it's done. Built completly in the jig.

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Hard to see but I used spacer blocks to space everything out. Very easy.

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Old Vs New

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Oil finish so it will not be slippery.

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 The angle on the ends.

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Now you can do it.

The Rack ... a lesson in measure first.

My wife wanted a rack in the galley that would hold bottles of cleaner and a sponge. I thought " no problem". So i went into the galley to measure the LENGTH of the rack, but did not measure how far out it would stick. Sure it'll fit. So off to work I go. Hmmm.

First a drawing. I got carried away. I wanted it to look nice.

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Now to build it. I wanted to try some different joints in it. Remember I wanted it to look nice.

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The sponge holder.

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Finished! Five coats of varnish. It is a knife rack, they fit in the top, then bottles and last a sponge on the side. I used brass rods so the sponge would dry quickly.
It was very condensed, unfortunately not enough.

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No it did not fit. It stuck out too far and would interfere with using the sink.
Tried to find another spot, but no go. We both thought we had checked it would fit, neither one of us did.

So some really good friends of ours got to take it home and hang it in their kitchen.

Hopefully this will give someone an idea for them and their boat.

A few side projects

I had an old saw that needed a new handle. So here it is.
Made from left over scrap of Saple mahogany.

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It's not perfect, but it works. It's my first one.

The next item is a box to hold  my Incra measuring and marking scales.
They are nice for very accurate work.

Ply and teak. The teak is a veneer I made for it. The ply is 1/8" door skin luan ply.

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The drawing on table next to the box is for my next post.