Back to the books

At the top of the main bookshelves Brian needs to fit a header board, that effectively pulls the top of the shelves together and tidies up the front, top edge. He first screws the side panels together, to ensure everything’s in perfect position, before fixing the header to them.

We’d prepped the header board over the last few days, having cut it to length, drilled holes for the fixing screws, and oiled it with linseed. All that was needed now was for one of us to hold it up there whilst it’s screwed in place. “Are you feeling strong?” he asks me. It’s not my favourite kind of job, but then I’m not sure I want to be responsible for screwing it in wrong either.

Once he’d secured it at either end, which didn’t take long (except for stepping back to take a photo!) I could let go, and leave him to finish it off.

Now that piece is finally in place he has a mark to measure all the other front pieces to. We’re getting close now!