A first for Flat Cap. Mounting Guy Martin 😂🤪, Corsham Rugby’s U14s official mascot on an Oak plaque. Fiddly little bugger he was!

Finally made a start on the van after waiting to get all the bits. First pieces of wood in with help from No 3 Child. Alison Candlin and Sprocket drinking tea and offering moral support😂 Next job test fit the electrics but enough excitement for one day. #camper #woodworking #e

Camper-van electrics this weekend. Test build on the workbench. Awaiting a few more bits (including heat shrink!). Thanks to Roamer Vans for the design and support #campervan #offgrid #vanlife #bespoke

Day 1 of the Timber Framing course. Morning spent learning how to mark out wibbly-wobbly green oak. Afternoon started butchering some beautiful wood. This work will be going in an oak barn in West Wales 🐖 💩 👍 Hewnwood #woodworking #bespoke #scarfjoint

Day 3. One wall frame laid up and podged (stop sniggering at the back). Bit of careful carving on the jowel posts. Hewnwood #woodworking #bespoke #piginshit

Days 4 & 5. Plumb line scribing of the frame braces, sawing, chiselling, planing of the tenons. Mortises cut, peg holes drilled. Frame podged back together with braces. Cracking week. Hewnwood #bespoke #woodworking #BrainWorkout

Week 2. After discovering last week that the trusty 25 year old tent is no longer waterproof, I have alternate accommodation. Not a bad commute to work, if still basic inside. Good test of the battery install (beer’s cold) and the heater works. Hewnwood #bespoke #woodworking

Day 7. Cogged rafters. Did I mention the food? Hewnwood #bespoke #woodworking

Day 8. Coming together nicely. Hewnwood #bespoke #woodworking

And it fit together beautifully!! That’s a wrap. Top team, top time, learned lots. #creamcrackered Hewnwood #bespoke #woodworking

Finally started the curved bridge. Over 6m in length spanning 4.5m. Formwork made and trial of bending the wood layers. #bespoke #woodworking besseytool

BBQ tomorrow midday until 4pm 🌭🥩🍔 Matt will be smoker a huge organic Jersey beef brisket for 15 hours. We also have texas hot links, Jalapeño & cheddar sausages, and veggie quiche, slaw and salad🥗🥧 #BBQ #Smoker #TheBathBBQSchool #TheOldChickenShed #Bath #Box #Corsham #Wilts

Erection in Wales! #bespoke #woodworking #timberframe Hewnwood

First GluLam beam planed and cut to its finished shape. #bespoke #woodworking

Crossmembers made for GluLam bridge. #bespoke #woodworking

First pan of water boiled on the induction hob in the #vanlife build. So all systems in and tested now. So to be ripped out and get cracking insulating, cabling, building…#bespoke #camper

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Delivery day of the bits finally. Exploited a couple of teenagers to carry it through the village. At 6.5m long, it wasn’t going to fit on the landy or trailer. #bespoke #woodworking

That’s a wrap. One 6.5m GluLam garden bridge. Most challenging project to date. Loved it.

Few days off work and some progress on the van. Sound insulation added, main distribution cables threaded, fridge tested, garage designed. Doesn’t look much, but it’s progress…