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Randy Miller describes his drawing to
the project lead rehabilitation
specialist Kevin Palo.
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Details are important. Every window,
beam and stud are shown. This is an
elevation view of the left side of the car. |
For the chapel car, the entire structure has been
measured. Sketches and photographs have
supplemented these dimensions and were used to create a complete set of drawings. AutoCadd is the most popular program used in
the architecture and engineering professions and Randy Miller has been creating
this thorough documentation that records not only how the car was originally
built but what has been repaired or modified during this rehabilitation.
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Shaded components indicate new
material added to replace damaged
or missing structure. The area depicted
in this image is in the center of the car on the left hand side where two doors were cut in the side. The car saw adaptive reuse as a roadside diner, then as a cabana, and finally as a cottage on a Pacific Ocean beach. |
Documenting the work is really important. Replacement wood is shown shaded. Notes capture other details such as
supplemental supports that may have been installed, or where replacement steel
or iron was incorporated. Missing
features discovered during research are also added and identified on the drawing as
restoration. The final product stands as a record not just of the chapel car but of wood cars produced by Barney and Smith circa 1898. Good work Randy, and thanks to Save America's Treasures for funding this important part of the project!
