Yes autumn has gone although the cold nights are not due for a few days more. Blogging has been neglected while autumn plantings were done and I am watching the emergence of vegie seedlings in anticipation. Meanwhile we continue to gather regular meals from our patch. At present it is spinach, spring onions, sweet potato and herbs, with a supply of pumpkins handed over the fence. The lime crop is also bountiful this year and I have been busy making marmalade and lime butter.
This week we celebrated our leader Bill's 85th birthday with a walk at Drayton and up Mt Peel followed by a shared party. He has been leading the group for 18 years and says it is still made up of the same sort of people although over 100 regulars [3+years] have passed through the group over the years. So I guess he can tell if a newcomer is likely to last.
This week I have also returned to varnishing in the shed. Dick has made a stool from cypress pine for his workbench and there are a couple of shelves and small things waiting as well. Let's hope I can keep the run going and make gains on the backlog - squatter's chairs are the next target.
Showing posts with label woodwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woodwork. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Dining Room chairs
About 14 years ago we embarked on a project to build our own dining room chairs in silky oak. Not a great deal of time elapsed before they were designed and cut out, with the prototype assembled ready for sanding and varnishing. And so things were for many years as we spent less time in the shed and more time sailing, bushwalking, family history etc.
Our current shed was designed with woodwork in mind but not a lot has been done until this winter when the cold weather prompted me to keep warm with overalls and vigorous activity. We also needed bookshelves to replace the one we were minding for Jim and for books stored in boxes. Once the estapol was started we were away and this week the final two chairs received their third coats and moved into the house. Seats still need to be done on four. We have also done a chest of drawers for Jim and now two bar stools are being finished. All this means I shall make a list on my blog!
Our current shed was designed with woodwork in mind but not a lot has been done until this winter when the cold weather prompted me to keep warm with overalls and vigorous activity. We also needed bookshelves to replace the one we were minding for Jim and for books stored in boxes. Once the estapol was started we were away and this week the final two chairs received their third coats and moved into the house. Seats still need to be done on four. We have also done a chest of drawers for Jim and now two bar stools are being finished. All this means I shall make a list on my blog!
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