It\’s when I undertake a project on this scale, that I wish I still had a workshop the size of the one I had in Spain, 150m2, instead I have to make do with my 20m2, and shuffle things about, which does slow things up, but there again, it is not often a project isContinue reading “I Can Dream!”
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Murphy has struck!
Yesterday, I started varnishing, and did part of the table and one chair, then Murphy struck, I knew it was too good to be true, you get stuck into a piece of work, then something comes along to put the mockers on it, I received a phone call to say that the appointment for myContinue reading “Murphy has struck!”
Work started on the Dining Room Table!
I think it will take almost as long to prepare this, as if I made it from scratch! On closer inspection, they used nails to supplement all the joints. Then just covered both the nails and the joints in filler, I guess to cover with their gloopy paint! I started by sanding the table withContinue reading “Work started on the Dining Room Table!”
More Sawdust!
This morning, I was covered from head to toe in sawdust, both from the table-saw, and sanding! I cut up some scrap mahogany into 1\” x 1\” strips for the trim, the idea being that it will create a lip on top of the board, so any loose marbles can\’t roll off. I then cutContinue reading “More Sawdust!”
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”
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!”
An Englishman in Colombia 