Finally got to work on the sideboards for the low-rider. Didn't get any pictures of cutting the wood or using my router table to radius some of the corners. Next is installing some edge banding on the oak plywood, I hope to give it the appearance of solid wood. A few weeks ago I found an iron at an estate sale for $5, it is used to heat the banding glue. I also used one of my corner clamp to hold the plywood while applying the banding. 


You can see the difference between the plywood with and without banding.


Ironing on more banding. Bought a 50 foot roll and used about 40 feet of the banding.



All 10 pieces now have the banding installed.


Got the sideboards attached. Came out a bit different than I planned but this will work.


Some more views of the sideboards. Got the screws measured perfectly, I took my time with these measurements to make sure they were spot on. 




Installed the handle to see how it fits with the front piece of oak. I got a black pool noodle, I will use that as a cushion for the handle. My next project will be to remove the sideboards and give them 3 or 4 coats of polyacrylic for a nice glossy shine. I also have some new John Deere sticks for the lower sideboard on each side.  







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