Julian Pine became my real life Mr Sandman - although, when he initially offered to help me with my waggon restoration, I'll admit I was...

Once the scaffold came down, a big sort out was needed and the workspace had to be reconfigured. Tired of moving the front crownboard,...

The Scaff is down, leaving the waggon visible once more. The sturdy platform did its job perfectly, becoming my home throughout the...

At last I had the wood and the templates for the weatherboards, after thinking that I would never find a piece of timber of the...

Another unwanted discovery and another challenge to tackle - the removal of the near side waistband, due to some small inter rib carvings...

A slow start to the year, trying to get back into the swing of things while taking into account the weather, and whether I can paint or...

Heading towards the last 2 weeks of December, time was split between the waggon work and Christmas jobs i.e. online present buying,...

At last the Waggon Gods smiled down on me and finally the long awaited canvassing of the roof took place. Ideally I would have preferred...

Has been so refreshing to swap to paint again - with repairs taking time to do and more repairs being constantly discovered at each turn....

More Roof Repairs - So the removal of the weatherboards front & rear gave us a bit more work to think about. Particularly in terms of...

Roof repairs - Before the canvas can go on, the roof is in need of a few repairs. The front and rear roof boards on the ends are rotten...

Baby steps, as restrictions were lifted in Wales regarding two households able to become an extended one. With this in mind, I drafted...

With the pandemic dominating all areas of everyday life and lockdown restrictions postponing the creation of new working relationships,...

Bullet Roof indeed, with the many layers compiled and compacted on top of the waggon over time. The top layer a growing garden of moss,...

After months of staying inside, in a bid to prevent the spread of this potentially fatal illness, (which shows no discrimination), the...

The elephant in the barn - the lockdown. Time away from the restoration has put added pressure on to finish within deadline, which was...

Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, restoration work has been put on pause for the time being. So what would have been a...

These carvings really do seem to have lasted forever. Original, at least 150 years old and an abundance of them. From the two rear...