Which dash wood to use?

[oily66]

A few years ago I was very fortunate to purchase a complete new old stock dash set and can say they match perfectly with the 74 brochure pics. Unfortunately my cappings are no where near so that’s something I may have to live with or send them to the experts like Murdo has done.
Being a car made in 74 it just looks so right.

[GrahamFountain]

Can I ask, did Chapman & Cliff round the champhers off the door caps, or were later ones different from the ones I have? They are really quite a flat surface between the veneered front and un-veneered top. Yours look to be quite rounded.

Graham

[RSi]

Can I ask, did Chapman & Cliff round the champhers off the door caps, or were later ones different from the ones I have? They are really quite a flat surface between the veneered front and un-veneered top. Yours look to be quite rounded.

Graham

I think maybe the lacquer finish and the camera flash is giving a much more rounded impression than's actually the case.

Here's a photo of them beforehand, you'll notice they're veneered from top to bottom too, which wasn't always the case.



Murdo.

[GrahamFountain]

Can I ask, did Chapman & Cliff round the champhers off the door caps, or were later ones different from the ones I have? They are really quite a flat surface between the veneered front and un-veneered top. Yours look to be quite rounded.

Graham

I think maybe the lacquer finish and the camera flash is giving a much more rounded impression than's actually the case.

Ah, does look like they're much more rounded in the after than in the before pictures. But if that's a camera effect, fair enough.

you'll notice they're veneered from top to bottom too, which wasn't always the case.

Murdo.

That answers a question from before, whether some were fully veneered like I thought I'd seen. As I said then, I found one with no veneer at all, which I think is a very late one.

Does seem like most only had veneer on the front face that doesn't match well with the carcass when rubbed down and re-varnished. Good job I'm not bothered about that aspect.

Graham

[RSi]

Can I ask, did Chapman & Cliff round the champhers off the door caps, or were later ones different from the ones I have? They are really quite a flat surface between the veneered front and un-veneered top. Yours look to be quite rounded.

Graham

I think maybe the lacquer finish and the camera flash is giving a much more rounded impression than's actually the case.

Ah, does look like they're much more rounded in the after than in the before pictures. But if that's a camera effect, fair enough.

you'll notice they're veneered from top to bottom too, which wasn't always the case.

Murdo.

That answers a question from before, whether some were fully veneered like I thought I'd seen. As I said then, I found one with no veneer at all, which I think is a very late one.

Does seem like most only had veneer on the front face that doesn't match well with the carcass when rubbed down and re-varnished. Good job I'm not bothered about that aspect.

Graham

I don't think I've seen any two cars with identical looking cappings.