StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: green oak

Two of the buffer shroud / doughnut blanks, awaiting turning.

Still cutting the various holes in the replacement headstock. Green oak is quite hard to work, and is very likely to "shake" - these splits are along the grain and do not significantly affect the strength. Compare to the very decayed original ...

Turning the shroud / doughnut is almost complete.

One shroud, plus insert. A little more finishing still to do, then the painting will follow.

The better half of the buffer shroud from 1173, it is quite a large doughnut - we think it would have been turned from green oak originally. [sorry about the mess in background ... someone got told !]

Note "butterflies" - these have been inserted to reduce the potential problem with shakes developing as the green oak begins to season [dry out].

1822 in the foreground, as a kit of parts, 1986 assembled in the background

Early stages of dry building the centre spine for the underframe.

Trimming the butterfly to be flush with the main surface is the final stage.

Headstock being reinforced with butterflies. These specially shaped inserts serve to reduce the tendency for shakes to open any wider.

Just the two central bay centre spine pieces to insert, to complete the first phase build of the timber underframe.

This viewpoint shows the angles required; well almost the correct angle, as they actually go into the headstock, inboard of the solebars.

The sections that make up the three bays of the centre spine are fitted to the headstocks [they are resting on the solebars]

The four sides ... . Note the two engine cranes, green oak is very heavy.

This supply of timber will be used in the restoration of two waggons from the Bowes Railway that were almost destroyed in an arson attack by some mindless vandals in 2008. The larger pieces at the front are green oak. and will become the underframes. The four largest sections were 6" x 12" and in two lengths and went to make up the underframe for the Drift Bogie. As green oak was very heavy, we were pleased that the dimensions for the grey waggon were a little smaller. The larger stack at the rear is a durable softwood, Douglas Fir, in a range of sizes for the body planking.

Having been thoroughly painted, these fans are about to be fitted into place. Some of the ironwork is being prepared for reinstallation, note the holes in the chassis - these have been painted internally, to reduce the rusting of the bolts, which themselves have been painted.

Cutting the corner, followed by the angled tenon pairs on the end of the last fan timber.

The last of the eight fan timbers having the angled tenon pairs cut, almost ready for a full dry fit, after cutting the requisite mortices - but without the tie-bars. And then a good sweep up of the floor !