Not turned anything for a while

[Gadget-UK]

The main reason being we are renovating the house

SWMBO has put her foot down and my excuses no longer work so the jobs had to be done

First off the stairs (or rather the handrail / banister had to be ripped out



Then the new one had to be cut/modified/altered to fit



Total nightmare as nothing lines up, the stairs are at an angle to the opening, every single spindle had to be slightly modified to fit correctly and look right.
Think I have a LOT more grey hair now than when I started

Getting toward the end now, all the painting has been done, awaiting new carpets now

Hopefully I will be allowed back into my workshop soon to have a play

NOTE: NO idea why the pictures have turned sideways...They were the right way up on my PC

 

[fortress]

Living the dream Colin. atta boy.

 

[Bill Mooney]

Never mind, you’ll get back turning.....sometime.

 

[Penpal]

WEll done mate happy wife happy life.These days the thought of negotiating stairs would mean moving. I remember when Woody moved into a bungalow saying this.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Rather you than me, I would have made it out of steel.
Looks great.

 

[Gadget-UK]

Rather you than me, I would have made it out of steel.
Looks great.

Did look at the S/Steel and Glass but it just wouldn’t of looked right in this house, it was built in the late 40’s early 50’s so totally out of place to be honest.
Gone for a Plain English Oak and most importantly the Mrs is very happy with it :pray::pray:

 

[Dalboy]

You slipped up there to get lathe time you could have done turned spindles and while out there do the odd pen when the wife was not looking.

 

[Gadget-UK]

You slipped up there to get lathe time you could have done turned spindles and while out there do the odd pen when the wife was not looking.

I bow to your superior ways Derek..
Never thought of that