Generally speaking this build has proven extremely difficult and the original programme got thrown out of the window about 4 weeks ago; there have been a number of contributory factors, certainly not having a proper design and working from a drawing has created difficulties.
I think one of the other points is that because of the complexity of the shapes involved and the tension created in the timber, the difference between the flexibility of of Elm (the original building material) and that of Larch has proven a significant factor and has led to the cracking we have experienced.
However the most important factor has to be that of skill and practice, we all know how to do it, the problem is that the moment we can't do it fast enough and I have found that once you get beyond about 10 hours you enter the realm of negative returns on invested time and do more damage than good.
So that is where we are at.... PLANKING (This is becoming almost as monotonous as Garboards.)
