Mind the gap

Before Brian started to assemble the shelf he wanted to first see how flat the wall was to fix it to. It transpired, not very flat at all. He knew the planks were all different thicknesses, he’d tried to arrange them in the best way he could when he refitted them, but they were still going to create a few gaps when the shelf was fitted. So he first he tried to minimise the gaps by adapting the flat inside edge of the shelf to fit better against the wall. This made a significant difference, and once he was happy he’d achieved all he could, he moved onto the next stage.

I’d decided that I was going to linseed all the wood in one go, once he’d put the shelf together, so I left him alone to focus on building it. First of all, he fixed the little buttresses to the plank.

He then needed to cut some batons, to fit along the edge to give the shelf some strength and help support the structure.

All ready now for me to head outside to linseed it.