I know, I know: what about the bloody smallholding? Well, it's been howling wind and cold rain for weeks now, so instead of being cold and wet and miserable like the chooks I've been:
Making the door and frame to the small bedroom with nothing but hand tools.
I ripped the door to size with my Disston No.7 (I think) that I got for £7, cutting the edge 1cm narrower at the bottom than the top and got it spot on (!) for a 5mm clearance all around, and got a workout at the same time.
Detail shot.
Nice hand forged iron -not steel- mongery from a shop in Suffolk where things are made by people and not robots, for £20. Due to my hand-planing the rough sawn timber, it's got a lovely patina on the wood with no scorch marks from a wobbly planing machine like the oak lintels we put in. Admittedly this would look crap in a modern setting but it's perfect for the wobbly ol' cowshed we've got.
View into the bedroom. Loads of junk just behind the door, which is why I took the photo like this!
Main bedroom done with some boxed-in shelves along the back to hide conduit. Me, I would have put it under the floor, but never mind...
Concrete under stairs gone! Dark and oak-effect woodstain dry-brushed on, looks like the real thing! I'm going to oil them as well to give them an also fake glazed effect. I have found my hidden talent: bodging.
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