Alex1N: Test
Alex1N: Centreline wire test-fit
Alex1N: Camellia and Syzigium trunks waxed for drying
Alex1N: Haul of Oregon from our recently-dismantled back verandah
Alex1N: Glue shaved off using router bit
Alex1N: Second set of wedges for extra stability
Alex1N: Wedges cut to support bearer at the right angle when routering the notch
Alex1N: Smear of epoxy resin to harden up the wire channel area a bit
Alex1N: Bow apron notch with epoxy glue added
Alex1N: Another view of the centreline wire
Alex1N: Test fit of the centreline wire
Alex1N: Way too far here
Alex1N: Bit to go here
Alex1N: Sanded down a bit with Perma-Grit files
Alex1N: Went too far on several cuts
Alex1N: Pieces snapped out with a chisel
Alex1N: Bulk-removal cuts for the bow apron notch
Alex1N: ‘Secret’ ingredient for tensioning the centreline wire: a turnbuckle
Alex1N: Right way up - the wire comes up to the upper surface of the building frame from the lower surface of the bow apron bearer
Alex1N: 10 metres of 1.6 mm twisted stainless steel wire, attached to the *underside* of the bow apron bearer
Alex1N: Swaged (crimped) ferrule, thus more-or-less permanently installing both eyebolt and centreline wire
Alex1N: Setting up to crimp the ferrule to produce the smallest practicable loop in the 1.6 mm stainless steel wire
Alex1N: Eyebolt settled down into the countersink
Alex1N: Eyebolt installed
Alex1N: Special socket for installing eyebolts
Alex1N: Both bearers drilled for eyebolts
Alex1N: Countersunk 4 mm pilot hole for bow apron bearer eyebolt
Alex1N: Tool(s) used for repositioning the forward apron bearer-building frame screws
Alex1N: Registration mark on starboard side of front apron bearer
Alex1N: Extent of front apron bearer move on the ‘port’ side