The old stile did well lasting so long considering it is in the wettest inhabited place in
England.
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| Daisy supervising the removal of the old stile |
Located above the old
graphite mines in Seathwaite at roughly 350m, it takes a hell of a beating from the Cumbrian weather.
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| Double checking before making the first cut |
We started the stile on a lovely day in the middle of February, It is the first I have built and a real step up in my joinery skills. The first job was removing the old stile then getting the new pillars in place and marking where they would be joined.
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At this point Daisy lost interest
Carefully cutting and chiseling we created the joins and with some maneuvering we eventually got the pillars fitting snugly and nailed together.
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We fixed the pillars at the correct width with a rail and started cutting the grooves for the steps to sit in.
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| The pillars were joined opposite ways to create better hand holds |
With the grooves all cut we nailed the steps in place.
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| Volunteer Charles finishing off the stile with the final nail. |
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| Looking down the valley over Thornythwaite and Watendlath fell to Helvellyn |
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| Charles testing the Stile |
All done and looking stylish...
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