Evening all, been busy gutting my shed/barn at the house. Sold some stuff & gave some stuff away...
sold a snap on top box with old hand tools, newish bobbin sander, radial arm saw, chainsaw & pillar drill
gave away 4" grinders, sanders, leccy...
Morning All. :D
Another decent day (ATM). :)
Upon further research the chair is not wicker but "Lloyd Loom" and is probably 1930's in origin.
I wondered how the strands were so fine and so uniform. Now I know. :)
Ran out of the spray acrylic...
Very nice.
You prolly already know this but I wouldn't recommend making piping from striped fabric, do a solid colour instead, or buy some rope and hand stitch it on. Lovely project, hope you enjoy it 😊
...that the transformation of that old chair has begun. :)
First coat of black satin finish acrylic. Needs more, but it is a start.
She likes it and that's all that matters. :D
Er, obvs!!!
Hence my post about my mate who works for the BMA.
She hasn't heard and that appears to be good news, so unless she can find out to the contrary she will be flying out tomoz.
She can't get through to the admissions peeps, they must...
Morning All. :D
Although today is MY "lie-in" day I am up and about because I cannot lie there any more. :(
AND, now my other foot is showing signs of gout (painful to walk on). :(
Not raining so I shall hobble round for a paper. :)
Have a good...
Put some nuts out then had me own brekfust. They ate em all so one sat on the fence watching me. Eye looks out. He runs down the trellis and waits at the window. Eye drops a nut out. Then eye goes out to put some more nuts down. One were on me...
Just bin er sheep waiting fer kev to eat his pee nut butta. Sat int kitchen leaning on side fing. Eye has given up to night. Blocked the trap of so it dun't catch a squirrel. In bed now.
We has gottid our onyons in today/
Have them hanging up in the hall to dry before we string them.
We didn't do this drying stage before, which explains mebbe why some of them rottid.
Stuff you learn off tinternet!
Still no accurate news as to...
Now I've done it. 😟
Herself has rescued a 1930's ladies dressing chair from her mothers.
It is a nicely made Loyyds Loom of London osier/wicker and bent wood framed affair with a proper wood/steel sprung framed seat.
"WE" have decided to update...
Mornin
Bright and Sunny
Havin a lazy day today, might go and buy some paint
Weekend looming, weeks are flashing past, soon be winter
Stay focused all 🙂
Morning All. :D
Another fine day here. :)
Didn't do any welding y'day, struggled to sink the counterbores in the shaft for the plug-welds. :(
May try today. :)
Have a great day! :D