This month’s work so far has been the continuing repair of stripped screw holes and removal of broken screws.  Today was priming the woodwork ready for top coat in a few days’ time.   Yesterday I made replacement flitch plates out of 3.5mm galvanised steel, drilled and countersunk then etch primed and painted green to protect where the galvanising was damaged by working the material.

New stock of dowels arrived in the post yesterday so today I spent making sure I had filled everything that needed to be filled before frame painting can commence.  I probably need to do a final look over tomorrow.  Removed the detachable section of below-the-floor side rod so as to have a pattern for the carpenter to make replacements.  Four per side seem to be required.

Ran out of 6mm dowels today although most of the nearside frame has now had all the screw and nail holes filled.  There are one or two minor repairs remaining on the window pillars and the cantrail screws need addressing then painting of the upper frame can be completed.   The lower side rods will need to be made soon as will the wheel arch sections.