Seems to me that boxes have been a main theme throughout this year, ever since I started trying to clear the basement way back in January ... But only yesterday I saw a fascinating piece of carpentry, that really caught my, and many other's imagination. Posted on the Europlan Blog, and shamelessly stolen for this blog, it reminds me of the early days of LARP, when, faced with the prospect of our first ever camping in costume, Susie designed and built the Agnes Travelling Bed... A full size pine bed that came to pieces and could easily be stored and travel... This is how it started...
And this is how it finished...
This was my glamorous assistant in the back garden when it was completed. And the bed has stood us in good stead for many years, and certainly been as comfortable as any bed other than our water bed at home.
But now, we come to a different class of carpentry methinks.....
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| just a box really - nicely made... |
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| nice fittings - |
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| handles to help move it - it might be quite heavy |
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| even a lock |
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| and matching clasps... |
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| and inside?? |
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| neatly stacked |
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| with some ornate edging |
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| can you see what it is yet ? |
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| more pieces |
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| and folding bits |
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| clever clasps though |
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| adds support in the right places |
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| and fixed |
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| like this - take out the bar |
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| and the handles come right off |
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| ready to unfold |
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| taking shape |
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| yup - you got it |
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| its a folding bed |
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| with struts and everything |
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| proper supports |
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| all fitted nicely |
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| now we are getting there |
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| the final thing |
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| just needs a mattress |
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| there you go |
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| time for bed said Zebedee!! |
So, as we come to the end of another month, it seems that the subject of boxes comes around in circles....
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