It being the last bank holiday weekend in May I am suffering from my annual cold which I always seem to get at this time…
View More Day 84-85: Detailed Seating and Kitchen DesignsDay 83: Finishing the beds
A quick trip to the timber merchants this morning before doing the weekly shop and the arrival of the rain, where I picked up some…
View More Day 83: Finishing the bedsDay 82: Lower bunk slats
As I suspected I am short of timber the right length to complete all the slats though in total I have enough bits to do…
View More Day 82: Lower bunk slatsDay 81: Lower bunk rails
Having finished the upper bunk last night, this evening I started gluing and screwing the lower bunk together. However before putting the rails in place…
View More Day 81: Lower bunk railsDay 113: Gas pipe
Another hot day, but working in the evenings after my meal it means that it has cooled down a bit, and it is even cooler…
View More Day 113: Gas pipeDay 80: Finishing the upper bunk
Note self: ‘If I create a cutting list then I did it for good reason and I should follow it.’
View More Day 80: Finishing the upper bunkDay 79: Top bunk final assembly
Having got all the preliminary work done over the last couple of days, tonight I started assembling the bed. Instead of using PVA glue, I…
View More Day 79: Top bunk final assemblyDay 78: More bed construction
The first job of the evening was to disassemble the weekends work as I needed to shift the partition out in order to drill the…
View More Day 78: More bed constructionDay 77: Bed framing
The morning was spent cutting and shaping the main bed timbers, primarily the offside rear corner post which needs to sit tight to the wall…
View More Day 77: Bed framingDay 76: All in the preparation
Off to the timber merchant again, this time to get all the timber for the bed. My shopping list changed between going to bed last…
View More Day 76: All in the preparation