Scribing in wood to sloping van wall

[purpleroad]

Want to put a shelf on the wheel arch of my van. The walls cave inwards towards top. How do u scribe wood to that?

 

[Tigercubrider]

Isn't it just the same as a worktop- although 90° difference?

A chunk of 2x2 set vertical to a reference point and a pencil/scribe with spacer?

 

[purpleroad]

Isn't it just the same as a worktop- although 90° difference?

A chunk of 2x2 set vertical to a reference point and a pencil/scribe with spacer?

Saw my friend do it. Will try and YouTube scribing

 

[Tigercubrider]

Use a bit of ply first as it's easy to jigsaw

If you are lucky, one profile will fit along the van.
Worst case, each one willl be unique

 

[Roger928]

You start off with the ply cut wider than you need. Did a rough cut by eye when I shelved above both arches of my van then just used a small scribing block to get an accurate line.
Before fitting that piece I tried it for fit at the other locations and used it as a template where possible.

A pencil sized hole drilled in a small block of wood makes a scriber.
Then a jig saw and small block plane to finish off.
I placed some the shelves at a 25 degree angle which I have found works well.

 

[TTCarpentry]

you could use some cardboard or correx, as a template, as its easier to cut/recut. But if your confident, the methods stated above will do it.

 

[purpleroad]

You start off with the ply cut wider than you need. Did a rough cut by eye when I shelved above both arches of my van then just used a small scribing block to get an accurate line.
Before fitting that piece I tried it for fit at the other locations and used it as a template where possible.

A pencil sized hole drilled in a small block of wood makes a scriber.
Then a jig saw and small block plane to finish off.
I placed some the shelves at a 25 degree angle which I have found works well.

What's a scribing block exactly?

 

[Tigercubrider]

A bit of wood with a hole drilled in one end

In this case maybe 2x1 with a point cut on one end centrally and a pencil hole centrally on the other
It follows the profile of the side of the van so long as you keep it horizontal and draws a line onto the wood

 

[crank39]

Excuse my very crude drawing but this is how I'd do it.

First off cut your end panel from some ply, height and width is your choice, offer it up against your vans internal lining, obviously it will touch in the top corner first as shown, measure the gap at the bottom as shown by the arrow, I don't know what you'd call it but make a marking tool out of some scrap 2x1 or anything really, cut a point on the end and transfer your measurement along it and either drill a hole and poke a felt tip or pencil through or even drive a nail through, now with this tool you can scribe an exact line from the van lining to the end panel by moving the tool up and down, the point follows the van lining while the pencil marks the end panel

 

[chappers]

me too

 

[purpleroad]

Excuse my very crude drawing but this is how I'd do it.

First off cut your end panel from some ply, height and width is your choice, offer it up against your vans internal lining, obviously it will touch in the top corner first as shown, measure the gap at the bottom as shown by the arrow, I don't know what you'd call it but make a marking tool out of some scrap 2x1 or anything really, cut a point on the end and transfer your measurement along it and either drill a hole and poke a felt tip or pencil through or even drive a nail through, now with this tool you can scribe an exact line from the van lining to the end panel by moving the tool up and down, the point follows the van lining while the pencil marks the end panel

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Got it. I guess you got to keep the wood level so the line is bang on with a mini spirit level