Who's idea was it to cut new windows???????????
Seriously?? Was I really that stupid???
I have realised today that I only ever share my successes! Now while this is a very human thing to do, I also recognise that it doesn't clearly show the blood, sweat and tears I have - thus far - put into my Pierce. No does it explain that while I may attempt to be a perfectionist - I very rarely create things as perfectly as I would like!
So I had the fantastic idea of putting in skylights and creating more space in the attic. When I had the idea I believed we had a scroll saw with which I could do it. However, the scroll saw has somehow gone missing leaving me to attempt to cut the windows and everything else out as well as I can with the limited cutting tools available. Needless to say then, that I now keep a pack of band-aids in the craft room... These photos show the frustrating time I have had today in creating the rounded trim for the top of the windows. I tried cutting it from thicker basswood to match the rest of the trim I cut and painted last week. I managed to cut 5 out okay. Then I also had 3 hoods to cut for the outside - I didn't cut any of those successfully - so then I tried to cut them out of thin basswood which I could double. I managed to cut the sixth smaller hood but as you can see in my rubbish bin - I wasted a lot of wood and I still haven't managed the outside hoods. I'll try them again another day. My next job is to finish cutting the skylights in the large roof. As you can see I made an attempt to do this using my dremel-type tool and cut a few straight bits. Again this was when I believed I had a scroll saw to use! I now know I haven't - and if I hadn't have made a start I think I would have given up on the idea. Now though I have to struggle and get these blooming windows cut out..... I must put another box of plasters on my shopping list....
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