Johnny Sharples

End of summer. Kids back to school. All the prevous work completed even the camper van.  Start of the new working year. Busy week ahead, several projects to quote for and a couple of days in the workshop doing various antique and furniture repairs, on site for a day to re-putty and minor repairs to some windows . Hopefully a day in the workshop experimenting with building a new steam oven.Need to remove the putty and thus the glass from some sash windows rescued from the old James 1st pub on Drayton rd.

More work on the camper van. A couple of walnut sheves made. Started on some oak stair gates . A good week in timber sales. some burr oak and 700mm wide boards from Benacre estate.

Short holiday in the lake district with the family. Walking , Kayaking and river swimming excelent.