Friday 24 February 2012

Back on the bog

After a snow-enforced break and a few days Doing Other Things, it's a huge relief to be back on the tree bog. I started with the corner posts, then added joists on two sides before planting and attaching the middle posts. After umming and ahhing, I decided to use joist hangers to make it look like this by end of play today:


The weather is forecast to be perfect over the coming days and the only distractions are one male pheasant who seems to be lost (and invisible to the dogs) and two good-sized deer. There are some other jobs that need doing, but for steady progress, watch this cyberspace.

2 comments:

Ben said...

Hey Alex,
Just finished our traditional bucket compost toilet. We have named it the Crap Shed. Details to follow on our blog (although not too detailed you understand...)
Yours is looking very professional though mate. I say, joist hangers, well I never....

the devolutionary said...

Hi Ben - Her Outdoors was tickled by the idea of a "traditional" bucket compost toilet. Looking forward to seeing it. This bog has moved on a little bit, but we're trying to get as many rocks on the road as possible while the sun shines, and cut wood, and tidy up, and and and...