pine – An Englishman in Colombia

Maintenance

One of the down sides of our house, of which there are a few, is that it was built on a limited budget, and that meant that much of the woodwork, including the roof and supports were built with pine, which, 1) needs a lot of maintenance, and 2) it is susceptible to termites, ofContinue reading “Maintenance”

Mirror Mirror on the Wall!

Yesterday, I went over to my Mother-in-Law\’s and finished fixing the trim to the new doorway, that\’s another job off the list, but it added another, because on her landing hangs a mirror! Last year I made a mirror for my Mother-in-Law, using reclaimed mahogany found lying in the garden, but over the year, itContinue reading “Mirror Mirror on the Wall!”

Cutting the Parts

We didn\’t sleep very well last night, so I was up slightly earlier than usual, took the dogs for their walk, then prepared the swimming pool for cleaning, by Marcela! I needed to keep going, so decided to get stuck in to the bedside table project, and cut all the pine parts, it was aContinue reading “Cutting the Parts”

Ready for the next phase!

Today I was off with the trailer again, this time to collect the timber for the bedside tables / night stands, fortunately due the amount of left over pine, from the bed project, I have only had to buy four 3m lengths of 1\” x 8\” and two sheets of 1/4\” plywood. Everyone has someContinue reading “Ready for the next phase!”

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?”