bed – An Englishman in Colombia

Cost!?

I have been asked how much it cost us to build the new bed: For all the timber, hardware, lights and electrical fittings, it came to a grand total of 1.256.956 COP / $430 US / £282, and just a fraction less for the mattress, which until I did the conversion, I thought was damnedContinue reading “Cost!?”

Approaching the Moment of Truth

The bed is finished, I completed the varnishing this morning, and because I had over estimated the quantity of varnish needed by about 400%…the base was painted in it to! and to make sure the bed stays in one piece there is also the fifth leg! This will sit in the centre of one ofContinue reading “Approaching the Moment of Truth”

Underway!

This morning, I got stuck in to the Bed Project, the first parts to be made are the head and foot boards, therefore I spent the first part of the morning cuttings planks to size, and it did not take long for both the workshop and myself to get covered in sawdust. But the woodpileContinue reading “Underway!”

What\’s this?

You may well ask!… That\’s our new bed, or it will be, once I get underway. I went out this morning and bought the remainder of the pine timber needed, which is just as well, as I think my clutch is going, so the Montero will be off the road for a few days. IContinue reading “What\’s this?”

Update

I know I have gone a bit quiet, and there is a reason for that… I am trying hard but not very successfully to master Sketchup, a design program, in order to make our new bed. I started as I have always done in the past on paper, but the mountain was growing, Sketchup isContinue reading “Update”