Looking back over the last 14 months since I started building my workshop and the decking leading from the house to it.
I know I have said this before but I doubt it would have happened without the support of members of this forum not just technical but there has also been a lot of support that got me through a few wobbles.
When I started in October 2018 we had four rescue Spaniels who took great interest in my efforts.
Sadly we lost Keela at the end of 2018 and her brother Diesel a year later they came to us as ex working trials dogs via a spaniel rescue. They were six years old when they came to us and we had them for six and seven years respectively.
keela and diese 3 by
my0771, on Flickr
keela and diese 2 by
my0771, on Flickr
Keela on the left has the white nose, Diesel followed me everywhere even when it was cold and I was working outside he was never far away.
The reason for adding the raised flower bed was to give us a suitable place to put their ashes.
2019-11-10_05-52-48 by
my0771, on Flickr
On a more positive note I have re discovered my mojo and have finally made some progress on the interior benches.
2019-12-23_09-53-35 by
my0771, on Flickr
This is one of two frames to go along the rear wall and will be a marking and assembly area 2.3m by 800mm. They are mortise and tenon at the top with rails screwed in place at the bottom. There are more supports to add around the corners I will be fixing them to the walls for more strength. I am also considering a torsion style box on top of the frames to give extra support to the tops.
The woodworking bench is going to be a heavier construction with 100 mm sq posts 75 mm x 50mm rails there will be rails top and bottom. The top will be traditional M&T I am currently making a self centering mortising jig which I think will lead me to using loose tenons for the lower joints.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96iT4zuYBOcI would love to say I am going to have everything finished by the end of the year