The first cut.

Well today was one of those fantastic days. Sunshine, chainsaws, Quad bikes, big diggers and the cat covered in Ticks. sort of days.......Nice. :-)

One 8 foot log to be planked up into slabs.



Above you can see the Saw mill fixed to the log all ready to go.



Thin slices come off first until you are cutting close to two thirds the diameter.



Then the mill is rotated through 90 degrees. Although it was a shallow cut the log was very flat and the cut extended almost the full diameter of the log. 48 cm`s.
It was quite an odd shaped log. If you look carefully towards the lower quarter you will see the center of the growth rings. Very off center.



Who says pine cant look nice. Bet you would like a slice of this. :-)



To round off today's Blog. A picture of the stack of slabs that are now ready to be turned on their edges and sliced down into the rough sized timbers, ready for stacking and drying. The picture above represents 21 pieces of the 79 required for the Greenhouse. WooHoo.

In the beginning.

Ok, Well one week till I`m on holiday and the real work begins. So here is a link to a video, showing the greenhouse as I found it. Sagging and rotten. Ah.

Click here for the video

Greenhouse, "Google SketchUp" Plans.

So here is a working plan showing two thirds of the greenhouse. Drawn with "Google SketchUp"

The drawing has all the elements I need to make the New greenhouse. Well most of them. Using Sketchup in 3D mode you can see your plan from all angles and get all the measurments you need.

If I get the inspiration I will post the finished model on Google Earth. Don`t hold your breath though . (DHYBT) Here is the cutting list:

Welcome to the Greenhouse restoration blog. Although its more of a straight re-build.

Here you can see the Greenhouse plus the cold frame across the front. Rotten as a peach. lol.

Don't hold your breath, but there will be more.