Aft Deck

Another view from the gantry, you can see Edward in shadow perched on it.

Deck

View from the wheelhouse gantry,at the moment work is slowly progressing on caulking the deck ,and stripping and painting the Bulwarks.

Nice solid wheelhouse

I have been away for a couple of weeks in Italy , so I shall just add on a few extra pics.

My First Door

I am feeling very pleased with myself, this is my first cabin door and the first door I have ever made.All properly tongued and grooved.

The timber Ihave used is Red Meranti which is supposed to be more eco friendy than some of the traditional mahoganies with the added benefit of being a lot cheaper.

the purpose of making just one is to check out the proportions before making any more,so I keep sitting looking at it thinking it is to small or to narrow or not tall enough etc.etc and trying to imagine walking through it. Basically thinking about it to much( A bit sad really)

A bit of woodwork

I have started cutting my first bits of wood ,the bits leaning against the wall should become my first cabin door !! I thought I would make one to check that the size is about right .After this I shall make up some cabin bulkheads to see how these look as well. I have been drawing up all the new bulkheads and cabin layouts for weeks so it is good to make something for a change.