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Part 3 #twyford #buckimgham #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #sitework #studwork #architrave #skirting #doors #flooring

Part 2 #twyford #buckimgham #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #sitework #studwork #architrave #skirting #doors #flooring

Part 1 First of a couple posts of the site in Twyford. 2 barn conversions. I started on one barn doing the studwork. After which i came back to finish both barns. I insulated, plasterboarded, installed doorlinings, doors, skirtings, architraves, flooring and more. I really enjoyed working on this site as i could be left to do my work. The family were extremely helpful with ice creams over the summer, hot chocolates and biscuits in the winter. Sadly with the larger jobs, i don't regularly take pictures of the work as it is hard to show what has actually been done. #twyford #buckimgham #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #sitework #studwork #architrave #skirting #doors #flooring

Solid oak open string staircase in Swanbourne. Also under cupboard/storage space. One of the last jobs on the site besides carpets. I started on the site 12th June 2021 and last day was 31st August 2022. Starting out on the internal stud work before plasterboard and then door frames, doors, skirting, architraves, kitchens, pocket doors and more. Mainly working on Saturday's and the odd bank hoilday, while working on another site. Thankfully i had help with the staircase from an old boss/friend and the client.(Definitely needed as it weighed alot!) Client helped move the staircase in to position with his expert knowledge on rollers. He also varnished and put the finishing touches to the under frame with his partner (Plastering, skirting, architraves and painting.) Underside cupboards having MRMDF doors cut on site. #buckimgham #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #stairs #oak #openstring

Exterior cladding on a chicken shed. This side of the building gets all the weather, so previous was removed and new put up.

Fixing some squeaky, bouncy stairs in buckingham. A previous repair was performed from above by another owner. I glued and screwed from the underside and refixed the wedges in place. It also required a frame to fix to floor as there was a 25mm gap under bottom step to floor. #buckimgham #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #stairs

Door frame and door reinstalled in Maids Morton. Sadly a brick chipped when fixing frame. So i removed and replaced the brick to fix. #maidsmorton #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #shelves

Only just had time to upload more of my work. Apologies in advance for a photo dump. 2 shelve units either side of chimney breast. 3 fixed shelves at bottom of units with 4 adjustable above on library strips. Made from MRMDF and tulipwood. Client finished with paint and yacht varnish. #Quainton #swanbourne #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes #woodworking #carpentry #joinery #shelves

Part 2 of 2

Part 1 of 2 29 doors hung in Great horwood. 15 oak venner and 14 primed cupboard doors

Yet another fence...

Fence replaced in Winslow a while back. #woodworking #gardenfence #Winslow #swanbourne #mursley

Pergola built for a regular client in Whitchurch. It was my first time using the adjustable feet for the posts, they worked great. The bottoms of the posts will be protected by sitting water. Also the client was going to have slabs laid on top of the concrete, so the posts can be lifted clear and leave a nicer finish on the tiles. I used half laps to connect the posts to the rails, with bolts to keep tight. Then mortice and tennons to join the diagonal supports, with drawbored oak dowel. Another first and amazed by how tight they pulled together. #woodworking #joinery #drawbore #pergola #gardens #whitchurch #swanbourne #winslow #buckingham #greathorwood #littlehorwood #stewkley #miltonkeynes

Another internal (old external) wall clad in the Farm house. Battened out to allow it to breathe.

Job done in Whitchurch at the end of January. A tap cover on the church that needed replacing. Also triming of the church halls fire doors.

New Farm signpost to replace my Grandads that was damaged in the previous storm. (Dad for scale) #woodworking #joinery #signs #swanbourne #Winslow #buckingham #miltonkeynes #mursley

Garden clearance and new picket fence.

A skirting Job for the downstairs of a property in Winslow. The floor had just been screed.

A job done for a neighbour. (Last year) replacing, reusing feather edge cladding on a garden shed to keep it standing!

2 doors, door frames and a cill replaced in Stoke Hammond over the summer. Doors and frames from @howdensjoinery. Ironmongery from @ironmongerydirectuk #joinery #woodworking #doors #repairs #swanbourne #stokehammond #greathorwood #littlehorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes

A bird box i made for a neighbour a few months ago. It was from a rotton tree where a woodpecker made a nest. I cut the log in half to hollow out the centre. This not only made it lighter, but to make it able to be eaiser to cleaner out. Hoping to post a few other jobs over the next couple of days. #woodworking #joinery #birdbox #nature #ash #swanbourne #winslow #mursley #greathorwood #littlehorwood #buckingham

Doors and frame moved in Whitchurch. The doors were on the far side of the summerhouse from the clients house and needed moving to the opposite side. This gave a lot more light also to the inside. I thought the job was going to be alot more stressful than it turned out. Luckily the opposite side was mirrored with 2 studs at the perfect width to take the new frame. The existing frame was left and infilled using materials removed from the new opening. With the only materials being brought were the Glass and frame. #doors #windows #woodworking #joinery #whitchurch #swanbourne #winslow #miltonkeynes #aylesbury

5 doors hung in Willen at the start of the week. Dordogne smooth white from @howdens. Joinery from @ironmongerydirectuk. 'Excellent service! Really good quality work, very considerate of noise/location with work from home. Incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Would recommend to anyone needing any work done for them.' #doors #howdens #ironmongerydirect #woodworking #willen #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #winslow

New Doors in #Winslow last week. #howdens shaker oak 4 panel doors. Hung and oiled with @osmo_uk. #doors #woodworking #swanbourne #mursley #stewkley #miltonkeynes

Gate and two posts installed in Oakridge Park, Milton Keynes. All made in workshop before going on site and setting concrete. Client wanted a self closer on the gate to prevent their dog getting out. (Hedge will grow to close the gaps either side of posts.) #miltonkeynes #gardengate #garden #woodworking #joinery #swanbourne #mursley #greathorwood #littlehorwood

4 oak venner doors from Wickes hung the week before last in Winslow. Ironmongery was also from Wickes. Also an architrave. Was definitely a fun couple of days hanging, due to the frames being out of square and other issues. #architrave #doors #woodworking #joinery #winslow #greathorwood #swanbourne #buckingham #miltonkeynes

Another revisit last week in #stonystratford . When i last visited i hung their upstairs doors and refloored their squeaky landing. This time i hung 3 downstairs doors, a new lining, architrave and oiled. One door had a uncommon size so needed a new lining to suit modern door sizes. #doorhanging #woodworking #doorlinings #architrave #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #littlehorwood #winslow #mursley

Another revisit to Bletchley to do some more skirting upstairs. #skirting #woodworking #bletchley #buckingham #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley

A garden gate made and installed with new frame in Fairfields this week. The client wanted a post attached to the new conservatory/shelter but not screwed so i used CT1 and wedged it while it set. The gate also needed a top cover to prevent people climbing on the side wall and jumping the gate. The post was hidden behind one of the uprights and corner of the garage to prevent it from being seen from within the shelter. #woodworking #sidegate #ironmongerydirect #fairfields #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Door hung at the beginning of the week in Aylesbury. A Regent door from #howdens. New hinges and latch from #ironmongerydirect. #doors #woodworking #swanbourne #bletchley #greathorwood #miltonkeynes #aylesbury

A new post box made during the break for the farm. Just needs painting to be finished. The main framework is ply offcuts with DPM covered over the top. Then some offcuts of Shiplap. #postbox #shiplap #offcuts #swanbourne #winslow #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

4 Oak Sleeper benchs made for a client before Christmas. Finished with 2 coats of clear shed protector. Quite happy with how they turned out, and will be making some more in the #newyear for my Mums Garden. #woodworking #oak #sleepers #garden #swanbourne #winslow #littlehorwood #greathorwood #mursley

A fireplace i made a couple of weeks back using reclaimed oak from @theyard_makers delivered by @yourhiab. I routered out the back of the oak to sit a 4"x2" with threaded bars. The 4"x2"s screwed to the wall, the bar running through then tightened on the face. I left it for 2 weeks to settle and shrink in the warmer environment then tightened and glued the plugs. Finished with @osmo_uk. I'm really happy with how it turned out and so is the client. #oak #woodworking #joinery #fireplace #mantle #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #miltonkeynes #buckingham

A revisit to a client in Bletchley. Skirting around a porch after being plastered and before being refloored. (Repost as a picture was missing.) #skirting #woodworking #carpentry #bletchley #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

A front door fitted Tuesday in Winslow. Client supplied the door and ironmongery from #howdens. Door was a Richmond. (Late finish, so a nice dark picture) #doors #woodworking #winslow #swanbourne #littlehorwood #greathorwood #buckingham #miltonkeynes

I revisited a client i hung some doors for in June. Squeaky flooring on the landing, solved by relaying and adding additional joist supports. Aswell as new boards by the radiators. This was possible, due to new carpets coming new week, while the old carpets were up. #woodworking #flooring #stonystratford #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #miltonkeynes

7 four panel doors supplied and fitted in Bletchley last week. The doors are from #howdens and the handles from #ironmongerydirect "We had requested a supply and fit of 7 internal doors. All doors were supplied exactly as requested. Andrew's work was top notch, all doors were fitted with expert precision, to say we were pleased with the results would be an understatement. Extremely polite individual, and always maintained a clean workspace at the end of every day. We will certainly be using Andrew again when we start our next project!" #doors #woodworking #bletchley #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #winslow

5 internal doors from #benchmarx hung 2 weeks ago in Crownhill Milton Keynes. Ironmongery from #ironmongerydirect. (Some reason instagram shrinks images when uploading more than one) #doors #woodworking #carpentry #benchmarx #ironmongerydirect #crownhill #miltonkeynes #swanbourne #mursley #winslow #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Some photos from the past fortnight. A whopping 16 oak venner doors hung and oiled in Padbury. Client supplied the doors from #benchmarx, and the ironmongery from #ironmongerydirect #woodworking #doors #carpentry #oakvenner #oak #swanbourne #winslow #padbury #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Abit more cladding done this weekend at home. Same as before. I still need to put surround/beading around the door frame on top of the architrave to neaten where the wall isn't flat. The last picture is the livingroom wall once painted. As you can see the screw holes have completely disappeared after the filling and sanding. #woodworking #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #stewkley #miltonkeynes

A quick job, done at home this weekend with dad. Battening out a wall then a mdf beaded pannel over the top. All holes filled, sanded and chaulked ready for them to paint during the week. #mdf #home #woodworking #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Another door hung this week in Newton Longville. As you can see from the first photo the door was pretty rotten, as well as the fasica above. Both were removed and replaced. The door is a Framed ledge and brace from Howdens. #doors #facisa #guttering #howdens #newtonlongville #draytonparslow #mursley #swanbourne #littlehorwood #greathorwood #miltonkeynes

Job done at the beginning of the week in Emerson vally MK. The old frame was pretty rotten, however the door was still good. A new frame supplied and painted, before fitting. #doors #doorframe #woodworking #swanbourne #littlehorwood #greathorwood #mursley #miltonkeynes

Job done in Winslow this week. A replacement back door as the original had rotted away. #howdens #doors #carpentry #swanbourne #mursley #winslow #littlehorwood #greathorwood

3 door hung this week in Heelands, Milton Keynes. 1 new door lining to increase the width of door to make access easier. Also architrave around the new lining. #howdens #miltonkeynes #doors #carpentry #swanbourne #mursley #greathorwood #littlehorwood #winslow

Job done this week in Newton Longville. 2 Dordogne white doors and 1 glazed from Howdens. #woodworking #doors #howdens #dordogne #newtonlongville #mursley #swanbourne #littlehorwood #greathorwood

A skirting job from the beginning of the week in Mursley. #woodworking #skirting #ct1 #Swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood #winslow

Nice weekend job done. Geese sheds floor was cracking and needed repair. Instead of patching up, i opted to rip up the thin layer of concrete and the brickwork underneath and relay the concrete thicker. Preped it all Saturday, then layed the concrete Sunday morning to go off by the night time for the geese to sleep. I also updated the pallet barrier separating the 2 male geese with some offcuts from a job. The new one can slide out to make cleaning easier. Geese are happy, and it should make for an easier job cleaning out! #concrete #woodworking #geese #Swanbourne #winslow #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

A nice and easy job last week. The client brought a mirror to go with their side unit. However they couldn't place the mirror on the wall because of lights switchs and sockets. 4 bits of wood screwed and glues to the back of both to make it appear as one unit. #woodworking #mirror #calvet #swanbourne #winslow #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Sash window cord repair, and restrictors added in winslow highstreet this week. #sashwindow #woodworking #winslow #swanbourne #mursley #littlehorwood #greathorwood

Barn doors made and hung in little horwood, last week. (With dads help!) #woodworking #joinery #barn #doors #cls #littlehorwood #greathorwood #winslow #swanbourne #mursley

Some joist repairing, and a ply floor laid last week. The joists had some rot /damage so were replaced. The ply floor on top was to create a flat surface in preparation for carpet. #joist #flooring #carpentry #woodworking

Chicken pen framed and claded last week ahead of some chicks coming in. I recycled some doors taken out from previous jobs. The height of the RSJ restricted the height of the door opening, hence the butchered doors. #featheredge #doors #recycling #woodworking #studwork

Door supplied, painted and fitted in whitchurch this week. The first picture is the old door, which was more rot than door. #woodworking #doors #howdens #paint #whitchurch

Window fitted in Winslow this week. Made, painted and glazed. Really proud on how it turned out. #woodworking #joinery #window

6 holdenby oak venner doors with Sofia handles hung this week in Stony Stratford. #oakvenner #doors #howdens #holdenbyoakdoors

Abit of brick and slab laying i've done this weekend. Not to bad for a frist attempt at steps.

One of the first woodworking jobs started after i left college 4 years ago, finally completed. A garden arbor/trellis that needed renewing after a long life. With the old slabs lifted and relayed. All in all rather happy with how its came out. #garden #arbor #trellis #woodwork #slabs #geese #birds #rose

Polytunnels mainly finished. (Pest proof) Hopefully will be putting some beds inside and the pathways over the weekend. Then it grow time! #garden #polytunnels #vegtablegarden #growing

Oak veneered doors installed in Milton Keynes this week. #doors #venners #oak #carpenter #carpentry #woodwork #goodjob

I made several bowls as Christmas presents this week out of Olive Ash. I left this piece till last as it seemed the most plain. However its been my favourite (sad to give it away😥) #oliveash #wood #woodturning #bowls #turning #lathe #christmas

Decided to improve my mallet after watching a couple of YouTube videos. (New/old trend?) My first attempt diddnt go particularly well😥 (tried a hand tools only approach) sadly no pictures of that attempt but it did burn well on the fire! The second attempt I made using the lathe, ALOT easier. Nothing fancy ash head on an oak handle fixed by a dowel drilled in both. I think there will be a third attempt with changes to the head and a thinner handle that will go through the head with a wedged mortice. This will be in a month or so, while i use this one and think about flaws. #carving #mallet #woodworking #firewood #ash #oak #lathe #woodturning #fun

Some pictures from before Christmas when I started my mum's bench. I started by rough cutting the boards on my bandsaw before thicknessing to final size. I then rounded over the corners with my router table. I needed a way my seat and back to be attached to the frame/each other, so I used a half lap. Which has worked which is an improvement on the swing chair design I had during the summer. #wood #woodworking #bench #joinery #christmaspresent

Haven't posted in a little while. Just haven't had anything worth posting, Then had a backlog I keep forgetting to put up so I'll most probably put them up in the next few days. Slowly starting to convert an old milking parlour into my workshop, somewhere that will be dryer and easier keep warm. Knocked down an old wall separating a bulk tank and a crush, to put up a stud wall to change the room layouts. This meant the stairs were able to moved to one side of the shed, and I could have one set on my side. Giving me access to upstairs for wood storage. #wood #woodworking #studwork #recycled #reclaimed #joinery

Finished the constructing, still have to sand and treat. Made the tresles for the frame, with the diagonals, still have to attach them, but i'll wait untill after the staining. Thinking of taking the corners off the tresle tops and bottoms with a 45* cut. I still have to think of ways to attach the swing chains to the bench but it shouldn't be too hard. I like the overall look however the back rest on the seat could be improved, maybe by adding more of a curve from the base to the top. Its comfortable to sit on, so i'll most probably leave it!😎 #wood #woodworking #joinery #reclaimed #bench #swing #furniture #fun

Found a nice porch swing bench on Pinterest i wanted to try out.(Really good place for ideas!) I used the door wood i cut up earlier for this, nice dry wood. Cut out the seat template on my bandsaw for the rough shape then fine tuned with my spokeshave. Put the panels on top for a test fit, to find out what i will need, cut them down, then thought they were too big so cut them down again. Made a a rough jig on my pillar drill for the holes. (still needs fine tuning) Gave them another test fit, this time screwing them. Then put them on the router table to take the edges off. It all need sanding and staining still, also the tresle parts that i'll hopefully start during the week. #bench #swing #wood #woodworking #joinery #furniture #reclaimed #router #fun #pinterest

Started on a carving i copied off of pinterest. Stuck it down with some adhesive spray, had trouble in some areas where it diddnt stick well and the chisels would pull the paper. Worked on outlining all the bits so i could take off the paper and work off the wood. Been working on it in my free time, so it takes longer and hopefully not be rushed and messy. #carving #wood #woodworking #art #fun #pinterest

Got lucky at the week and picked up a second hand Sliding Table saw and a Lukin planner thicknesser. Sadly that meant taking apart my framework for the tablesaw but i saw this as more of a improvement. The table came apart with ease because i made it in mind of taking apart in case i need to move it.With the CLS and Ply i have left over now i will use them to make my radial arm saws extensions. #tablesaw #radialarmsaw #planner #wood #woodworking #joinery #fun

A few more tweeks till its finished! A friend helped me find a soloution for the top being to large for a sheet. It was to put a border around which made sense because you could replace as they wore. I'm gonna need to level the top with the saw by putting packers undeath before screwing. Then look at the hindge for the end of the table to show the cupboard. Also i need to find out what i'll need to make the drawers at the end. #workshop #wood #woodworking #joinery #tablesaw #fun

Finished planing all the wood with at least 1 square edge for ripping to size if needed. I was suprised by some of the colour that was hidden underneath the stain. Some of the pannels have finger joints in them, so i will use them for venner work to cover up. #wood #woodworking #joinery #planing #thicknessing #colour #fun

Stripped some stained pine doors i brought awhile ago into their components. Figured it would be cheaper to do this and use the bits for practice joints, boxs, table etc. The panels are the perfect thickness for small trinket boxs. The longer bits i will use for table tops. Most of the waste is good for kindling for my houses fire so really nothing is wasted from it apart from maybe the hindges and locks. #doors #wood #woodworking #reclaimed #nowaste #fun

Had some olive ash slabed yesterday 😁 Was'nt the best bits of the tree, but still cheaper than buying in, and also it was something to learn from. Can't wait to use some of the 4x4 for turning, shame i have to wait to use it! #wood #woodworking #slabs #ash #joinery #turning #lathe

Finished. The final colour is alot more glossy than i wanted, hopefully it will dull. The painting black and sanding back diddnt really work on the pine like i hoped (just cleared) In the past i tried on oak and ash and it works, just not on pine😓. So in the end i put 2 coats of teak stain then 2 coats of Boiled linseed oil.

Made a start on replacing the seat slats, they were cut down to size then had a 9.5mm radius on all corners. When i took the old ones off the supports underneath were more rotten then i had thought. I made some new ones from left over CLS from the table saw. The slats are going to be painted ethier brown or black before sanding and having a coat of boiled linseed oil. That will hopefully match the older wood. #pretty #wood #woodwork #woodworking #bench #doup #BLO

Table saw update. Made a start on the cupboard with the lid still needed to be made. Hoping to make storage for my Makita tools and batteries. All the side pannels are on at the front i'm going to have 4/6 draws with some sort of vennered face.( Be warned it will be the frist time i will have used venner😅) Leaving the top of the table off until i have a plan, either i order another sheet of birch ply or bodge and put a venner over the top to make a unversial grain pattern. (hopefully cheaper) #tablesaw #wood #woodworking #joinery #fun #workshop

Screwed all the frame work together and placed the saw in position to test fit (bit loose but better than too tight) debating on whether to take the saw table off and make a new one out of wood with custom runners for jigs. #wood #woodworking #joinery #tablesaw #workshop

Got started today on my table saw extension, it will hopefully allow me to start cutting larger lengths on the saw without making towers with my offcuts to support 😅. Managed to cut all the timber (89x38 cls) to the lengths and even made most of the frames 😁. Gonna finish it with a ply top and sides, might even make little windows or doors to have a dust extractor underneath. #wood #woodworking #joinery #tablesaw #fun #workshop

A quick clean up to my Mum's pine bench. Gave it a biltz with 40 grit, then 80 for a finish. (outside so smooth to the touch but not overkill) Left the seats slats, because i will hopefully get some replacement slats (They were too far gone to save😓) Then finished with a coat of boiled linseed oil, really brings out the colour of the knots.😁 #pretty #wood #bench #doup #furniture #finish #BLO

Finished the raised bed! 😁 I attached the posts around the inside to increase the strength with the dirt pushing against it, then cut the tops as the same shape of the boards. Had some trouble with centre board spilting boths sides so i just glued the bits back on😓😓. As the joint had become a through tennon it should be strong enough. Real shame, as its lowered the finish but i've learnt from it and the next will be better. One of the perks of living on a farm is the use of machinery, carried it to its resting space. The next raised bed i make will be more flat packed to test the ease of making, and will be more precise, making it nearer to the final product. 😁 #garden #raisedbed #planting #joinery #wood #woodwork #reclaimed #fun #beginner

Sorry for the wait! Thought i posted an update, but must not have gone up 😓. Heres the finished piece. As nice it is, i still have to find out a way to clean out the groves, might experment with a draper drill thing i have with a sanding attachment. The next carving piece i might do a band around the log, and maybe have a practical use like a lamps shaft, or balustrading. 😁 #art #wood #woodworking #firewood #repurposed #beginner #woodcarving

Managed to make the second teir for my raised bed including the angles and one side today. Had to do a bit of changing to the design due to spilts running down the middle of the scaffold boards i've had to ignore the bottom layers angles to keep a strong enough joint 😓. All in all it still looks nice and should still function well, hoping to finish up tommorow and have it filled with dirt 😁. #wood #woodworking #joinery #garden #planting #raisedbeds #fun #beginner

With the weather being nice i've decided to do abit more with my garden and start planting veg. Been planning on making another 2 raised beds. Was hoping to use nice wood, but these scaffold boards were laying around. (free wood!! 😅😁) Thought it would be best to make the main bulk of the frame before adding the details. #wood #woodworking #garden #planting #design #joinery #beginner

Using a stone carving design. Changed it to fit the size of the wood before tracing it on. The wood has had the bark and most of the new wood removed to get the nice colour. Hoping to get started tomorow on the carving. 😁😁 #wood #woodworking #carving #art #beginner #fun

Frist time doing a smaller carving, and to be honest i like it. It could have been neater with sanding, and making sure the surface was cleaner before applying the finish. #carving #wood #firewood #fun #beginner