{"id":2179,"date":"2015-09-12T07:45:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T07:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2015-09-12T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T07:46:10","slug":"progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=2179","title":{"rendered":"First Cross-Frame Near Done"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Craig showed off his tool sharpening equipment and prowess. He does like a sharp chisel. He found a nice old plane at the junk market, just needed a good sharpen!<\/p>\n

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The last big delivery of wood went off without a hitch, due to some very professional drivers with proper consideration for not blocking the road.<\/p>\n

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Jules did some cutting with the tremendously large circular saw. Even chisel-mad Craig has had to admit it’s a much more efficient way to get a tenon cut.<\/p>\n

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But there’s always a bit of tidying up to do, so we get our chiseling fix.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile I cut a couple of mortises under Craig’s supervision. Not at all difficult once you get your head round it all, but as they experienced guys point out, the more powerful the tool, the faster and easier it makes it to ruin a piece of wood. No catastrophes yet!<\/p>\n

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Craig does a beautiful job cleaning up joints. He gets teased for being a “cabinet maker” by the super-efficient framers, but I enjoy his attention to detail.<\/p>\n

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We’re nearly done with the first cross-frame. It isn’t moving fast by Nick’s standards, but it feels like we’ve done a lot of work. Hopefully we’ll speed up as we all get more confident.<\/p>\n

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