Wizard SteveOct 12, 20224 minHills & ValleysElham ValleyIt continued to rain all morning as we joined the B-road East, through Lympne to the A20 and over the M20 motorway. I then picked up the...
Wizard SteveJun 27, 20222 minCaravan BuildStable door - Weather proofing and a shelfThere was one other thing that needed doing to the door - weather proofing. I started with selecting a piece of wood, sanding and...
Wizard SteveApr 22, 20223 minStable DoorDodgy deals and weather chaosI forgot to mention in my last general post about the logs I was given. A bloke stopped by. During the conversation, he mentioned that he...
Wizard SteveOct 11, 20212 minCaravan BuildStable door - finishing touchesNow that the door is made, a lock and handles needed fitting. Only one problem; the door is bespoke. That meant that getting standard...
Wizard SteveFeb 17, 20212 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 10 and more snowI have just found dozens of messages dating back over a period of 12 years! I have been sifting through them, answering those that I can...
Wizard SteveFeb 2, 20211 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 9Staining took a few days, basically because of the weather. I don’t really have the space in the caravan to lay out the door in such a...
Wizard SteveJan 19, 20211 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 8Next, I added the rest of the batten before sanding back ready for the beading. Once the beading was fitted and sanded back, I was ready...
Wizard SteveDec 29, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 7Once I was happy, I stained the inner edges of both the window frame and corresponding holes in the door. Next, I fixed the top length of...
Wizard SteveDec 25, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 6The next thing to do was to copy the Moon symbol onto the door. I laid out all the relevant pieces into position to make sure everything...
Wizard SteveDec 5, 20202 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 5Just towards the end of my period of writer’s block, a bloke who works at a local builder’s merchant stopped by. He said that he had...
Wizard SteveDec 4, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 4Once set, I removed the clamps and sanded back. I then spent some time working out the dimensions for the window and how best to set it....
Wizard SteveOct 21, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 11 and Stable door - upper section, part 3Eventually, I was back to where I was before I had a ‘moment’. It was time for fitting hinges and hanging the door. I chose some nice...
Wizard SteveOct 6, 20203 minCaravan BuildAngerConfession time. Anger is a very difficult emotion to cope with. I have spent many years confronting my anger issues; dealing with and...
Wizard SteveSep 25, 20202 minCaravan BuildStable door - upper section, part 2 and Stable door - lower section, part 10Once the glue had set on the small tongue and groove panel, I removed the clamps and marked out an idea for a design for the window that...
Wizard SteveSep 2, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 9 and Stable door - upper section, part 1I then added for the final design batten around the inner edge.... Then beading. I also finished off the catflap pillars and lintel with...
Wizard SteveAug 27, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 8As the glue takes so long to set, each stage of the assembly was left to set overnight. Firstly, I fixed the cat-flap assembly with dowel...
Wizard SteveAug 5, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 7Now that all the parts were made, it was time to start to fix it all together. I sanded back each piece, then started with the bottom...
Wizard SteveAug 4, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 6Working out the panelling of the door was a challenge. As I am working with second-hand and donated wood, I had to work out how best to...
Wizard SteveAug 2, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 5 While I am waiting on the stain for the exterior woodwork to turn up, I’m doing whatever little jobs I can find to do. I have made a box...
Wizard SteveAug 1, 20201 minCaravan BuildStable door - lower section, part 4I finally got round to starting back on the door after some months. Michael had gone off and simply bought the wood I needed. I decided...