Another WFO in the UK - 42" Pompeii

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More work and a test fit, looking like its going to be a nice tight fit

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Picked up some material for king posts and ridge beam and started work on them

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And more painting

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And finishing up the trimming, then making a start treating it

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More pegs and then making a start trimming the excess pegs off using a piece of wood as a spacer

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Pegging away

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More test fit pics and then a drill for a peg in the top to secure each joint end. And the glue up starts

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Test fit looking good, now for pegs and glue

[UtahBeehiver]

Your timber work is as nice as your oven work.

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Front and back timbers getting their joints cut

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Side frames fitting good! I made a little template of the tenon so i knew where i needed to tweak the joint for it to fit to save me test fitting it so many times

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More diagonal braces cut and test fitted, looking good! Also just to show that i marked through the peg holes then drilled the tenons offset so that when the pegs get tapped in, it pulls the joint tighter together

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First 2 frames pegged up and started chiseling out the next joints

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Starting to peg the first frame, such a satisfying feeling popping those pegs in! I Polyurethane glued the joints too which i know inst necessary but i thought why not

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Measuring each one at the widest point that will be hammered in to make sure they are consistant. A tiring job making these but so satisfying when they finally got hammered in, and as a bonus i got a box full of oak and ash kindling!