Having had what felt like an un-productive day yesterday (though the blog entry would suggest otherwise), today looked as if it was going to be…
View More Day 42: A Productive DayDay 41: Bye-bye Bulkhead
With the van secure once more having fitted the windows last weekend, we removed the bulkhead this morning, or more correctly we removed the bottom section…
View More Day 41: Bye-bye BulkheadDay 39: Finished
No I haven’t finished the van, a bit if wishful thinking there, but I have finished the side door. With the window and insulation in place,…
View More Day 39: FinishedDay 35: Windows
We have now have a watertight van once again as all the winows are in. The first job of the day was a final coat…
View More Day 35: WindowsDay 34: Door Inset Panel and Window Panels
The template worked surprisingly well, I had little to trim off the door inset panel in order to get it to fit. More problematical however…
View More Day 34: Door Inset Panel and Window PanelsDay 33: Varinshing, Panel Trimming and Tick Sticking
Having been woken early by the dawn chorus, I slipped out to the garage and put a coat of varnish on the rear of the…
View More Day 33: Varinshing, Panel Trimming and Tick StickingDay 32: Last of the Glue and the First Panel
When I collected the plywood, it went in the van in the order in which it was packed and as a result the thick ply…
View More Day 32: Last of the Glue and the First PanelDay 31: The Final Frame and More Insulation
Well there are only so many pictures you can take of wooden frames and aluminium insulation so no pictures today. Anyway suffice to say the…
View More Day 31: The Final Frame and More InsulationDay 30: Fourth Frame and More Insulation
With Leng on a week’s holiday and able to look after Bon-bon I have the opportunity to work on the van in the evening. This…
View More Day 30: Fourth Frame and More InsulationDay 29: More Frames and Insulation
Thanks to the router, the third frame was made and installed by 10:00am. Unfortunately I only have enough clamps to hold one frame at a…
View More Day 29: More Frames and Insulation