Anyone Know What Material Was Used In This Eagle?

[rich]

Hi Guys,

PODS posted this link in another thread

http://homepage.mac.com/rasti/PhotoAlbum3.html

of a nice eagle remodel. In pictures 1215 and 1217 there is a lightweight looking corrugated material, looks part cardboard and part wood that I think he used to build the new cabinets. Anyone know what that is and what it costs? I am deciding on what to do with the cabinets in my old fleet. They are structurally sound so I may just put some peel and stick wood veneer on them to lighten them up and then change out the doors and hardware and call it good. However, if this material isn't super expensive, I might consider a re-build just to work with this stuff and check it out.

Thanks for the help

 

[rich]

this stuff looks similar but it doesn't show it able to bend like the pictures of that eagle did

http://www.thermopal.com/en/Products/Light-construction

 

[pods8]

this stuff looks similar but it doesn't show it able to bend like the pictures of that eagle did

http://www.thermopal.com/en/Products/Light-construction


From the thread below: "Q honeycomb material? A: it is used in the Americas cup sailboats and is available at Paxton $300 a sheet " Although I don't readily know what paxton is.

http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/index.php?/topic/390/page__hl__germany%20appliance%20__fromsearch__1

 

[GoodGosh]

Pretty interesting build up for that ultra light interior. This may be the manufacturer of the cored product that was used to keep the weight down:

Cored sheet product manufacturer

You have to root around to find the similar products. Try, on the left, Products Menu, then Laminated Panels. Lots to choose from (try veneers or decorative).

Build up a shell with this stuff and you really would have a light weight camper that didn't compromise a Tacoma or such.

Paul

 

[Ljb]

I've been thinking a lot about this and I was wondering if anybody could come up with a reason not to use Gatorboard? It's pretty tough stuff, kinda of expensive, but super light. The advantage over the Thermopal products is there are sources on the web to get 4x8' sheets of this. I'm planning a rebuild of my Ranger II shell (thanks Stan for helping figure out what I have). The current interior is built of seriouly heavy plywood.

I've prowled this forum for a while, but I'm just recently a new member.