A weekend...
I am really looking forward to sewing that doesn't involve a harpoon, pliers and very heavy canvas. But the tent pieces have all had end threads dealt with (including all those in the middle of seams, though that is a whole 'nother story), leaving 4 large interlocking seams to be done this evening for the tent to be in the prerequisit 2 pieces. At which point I can do the Ridge sleeve by hand myself later (thus making it one piece) and things are basically ready for Z to bugger off and mutter over geomagnetics for the next week.
And a bunch of the tent poles are marked ready for drilling and the long two person measurements. And the bed pieces are well on their way - my chiselling isn't up to that. And all the wax tablet pieces are sanded and ready for wax.
Next project sounds like lamp black manufacture - shiny metal over a smokey candle/flame anyone? And there was a request for an oilskin tarp - one long center interlocked seam and the hemming round the edge, which should all be machineable. Something to stay occupied this week.
But for now, I think I give my fingers and neck a break.
Looks like a Mon, rather than Sat departure given Z will be in the field til ~Fri and there is still a bit more to be done before departure.
And a bunch of the tent poles are marked ready for drilling and the long two person measurements. And the bed pieces are well on their way - my chiselling isn't up to that. And all the wax tablet pieces are sanded and ready for wax.
Next project sounds like lamp black manufacture - shiny metal over a smokey candle/flame anyone? And there was a request for an oilskin tarp - one long center interlocked seam and the hemming round the edge, which should all be machineable. Something to stay occupied this week.
But for now, I think I give my fingers and neck a break.
Looks like a Mon, rather than Sat departure given Z will be in the field til ~Fri and there is still a bit more to be done before departure.