A new beginning!

Only three weeks from major spinal surgery and I'm back on track with the Gath Mor build.

My best mate Rolfe came over today, actually we used the excuse to go for a ride as it was such an excellent day, and we scarfed the 12mm sheets for the base and made an excellent start on building the strong-back frame.
I will complete the build in stages, front to back as far as the frames are concerned. Rolfe will keep me on track as far as micro-tolerances are concerned. He is VERY good at detail. I tend to be better at the macro-build aspects. A great team and a really good friend.

The sheets, finally scarfed and awaiting sanding and marking. 

Not the best photo. Rolfe and I discussed and devised a jig to cut each sheet accurately.
Rolfe is very precise in his methodology, I'm more chaotic, but we worked well together. 

Work progresses on the building frame. It will be ready for action when my
beautiful wife and I return from our long-awaited honeymoon in the south of France next week.
Rolfe devised a way of ensuring the frame is properly braced using both timber cross braces and steel strapping that I have laying around. I'll run all the cross pieces through the thicknesser to ensure continuity and then I will borrow a friends laser to set up the supports for the base.

We got a lot done today. Besides having an awesome ride, we managed to get much further than I had hoped with building the frame and scarfing the 12mm ply.

There will be a bit of a break now as I need to concentrate on the final arrangements and packing for our honeymoon in Nice and Barjac in France. Really looking forward to that!!!!!!