A bit of a roof.

One side nearly done.  I made the mistake of pre-cutting the wood on the level floor and then wondered why it just would not fit up there.  Turns out the roof is skewed and the old wood was just wangled in by eye.

The old super-thin slates were turning to compost in our hands so it was a devil of a job to get the old and new to fit together.  The new wood was also a bit thicker so there is a wee bump where the join is, and the line of slate hooks looks a bit wobbly.  Still, not too bad for a first attempt, but I wish we'd been able to spend longer measuring.  Was chucking it down though, so a waterproof roof is better than half a roof neatly done and a wet bedroom!

Nice tight scarfing over the supports.  All oak.

I had to use Spanish slate in the end as no-one produces Breton slate any more.  Pity - the older buildings around here have it and it looks fine to me!

Oak and thick hard slate and stainless steel fixings = a repair job in 200 years or so.