A change, they say, can be as good as a rest. The weather forecast was cast as a "yellow weather warning" for high winds and rain as Storm Evert batters the south coast. It was a day for indoor pursuits.
The Silver Vixen started on a new sewing project. This involved adjusting her tailor's dummy - which was actually more difficult than it should be. We did, however, succeed eventually.
The Gorse Fox hasn't done any woodwork for a while. He retired to the garage (now transformed into its workshop configuration). A lot of time was spent sucking on a pencil as the Gorse Fox decided on the best way to construct a heavy garden frame (that needs to be disassembled at some point, then reassembled). He decided on large dovetails. When he says large, the wood in question is 94mm x 47mm x 1500mm and is remarkable heavy. Having finally decided on the approach, he then spent the morning creating some jigs that would allow him to make repeatable joints. Like most things, the preparation is what took the time. With the jigs built, he tried a couple tests with some offcuts. They fitted perfectly.
After a bite of lunch, the Gorse Fox returned to the workshop. It was time to use the jigs for real. They worked well, but the sheer weight of the timber did make manoeuvring the lengths difficult while cutting them on the bandsaw. Eventually, it was done and the first part of the frame has now gone together without any mechanical fixings. That is the result he was after.
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