Or this.....
So the result is we now have 13 footstool frames almost re-finished and a further 7 stripped! I've got a more ambitious plan for today, soda blasting an American rocking chair. These chairs are very intricate and normally a complete nightmare to hand strip with chemicals, so I'm looking forward to seeing the results.
The little footstool in the background will be the next candidate.
We had a lovely day yesterday, a friend of ours held an open day at his yard. He is the proud owner of 10 classic commercial trucks and amongst them are 2 handsome wooden horseboxes all of which were on display. We took Bernard and loads of other people turned up with their classic trucks, London taxis, motorbikes and all sorts of old engineering including an "O" guage model railway set. There was even a lady making Dorset buttons. Our friend's wife laid on burgers and salad followed by home made apple pie - she catered for 160 as a coachload of sixty people also turned up! All donations, (and I hope there were lots) are to be given to the local cottage hospital where our friend's wife received treatment recently. A really friendly traditional good time was had by all.
Meanwhile Bernard is now at the doctor's! We took him this morning to have his charging system and petrol gauge fixed. At least we will be able to tell how much fuel we have in future.....hopefully......
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