Peckforton sawmill

[tom_tom_go]

That looks brilliant, proper job!

[4MT]

Hello Rik this is a wonderful project to follow love the tin roof and the weathering on the wood cladding, looking forward to seeing the guttering and drain pipes.

[philipy]

That's looking really good Rik. Colours are spot on.

[Peter Butler]

Love the paint effect Rik, transformed the whole thing.

[ge_rik]

Love the paint effect Rik, transformed the whole thing.

I did consider staining the wood, but decided in the end to go for a heavily creosoted look. My mate on Oz has sent me some sound files of a sawmill in action so looks like (or sounds like?) I shall be adding some additional atmosphere to it when it's done.

Rik

[Soar Valley Light]

Hi Rik,

That's a really great piece of work. The detailing is really spot on.

Andrew

[markoteal]

Great structure Rik - the coffees stirrers look good in that colour - you are also doing the right thing bringing it in as one of my stirrer structures has been out over winter and is now shedding (sorry no pun intended) a lot of its sticks - the challenge is that its an item screwed above the track so harder to bring in after every session - think I'll be going down the scribed plasterboard route on that one!

[Lonsdaler]

A really atmospheric build Rik. I bet we can all recall examples of similar structures!

[bazzer42]

That does like nice Rik, love the roof.

I think wood looks like wood but I am fearing plank shedding in the face of the elements with my latest builds. Winter storage I feel.

[ge_rik]

That does like nice Rik, love the roof.

I think wood looks like wood but I am fearing plank shedding in the face of the elements with my latest builds. Winter storage I feel.

Definitely winter storage for me. I'd say only concrete, plastic or resin will withstand our climate and even then they need their paintwork touching up every few years.

Rik

[markoteal]

Its the damp that does it - as my structure is well sheltered from the wind and the worst of the rain - its just 4 months of continual damp that gets into everything!

[Peter Butler]

Its the damp that does it - its just 4 months of continual damp that gets into everything!

Only four months..... your'e lucky! You should try living in Wales.
No wood is safe here and the thinner it is the less chance it has against the elements. HIP structures are my solution to avoiding constant re-building and heavy mintenance. I have said previously that even resin castings tend to need more paint repairs than expected but the HIP stands up best by far to the constant rain and damp conditions here.
Perhaps the best solution would be one of Rik's Belfast roofs covering the entire railway?

[ge_rik]

Perhaps the best solution would be one of Rik's Belfast roofs covering the entire railway?

Now there's a thought.......... I wonder how many coffee stirrers it would take?

Rik

[pandsrowe]

I always take my railway structures in for the winter with the exception of the few concrete items that I have, although I have noticed deterioration and some frost damage even with these. This winter as an experiment I did leave a couple of resin wall sections out as I wanted to see how they would cope. Until a couple of weeks ago they were looking quite good, but then we had a very severe storm and both sections were blown around the garden and both ended up by being broken in half. So l guess I've answered my own question.
Next winter everything will be taken in including the concrete.

[LNR]

That looks wonderful Rik, great and typical colouring of the timber. I like the family story that goes with the sign, all helps with the illusion we are trying to create. I often find myself referring to a previous post to make sure I have a certain figure's name right.
Putting together the machinery for the mill should be fun, with some challengers I suspect, nothing you won't master I'm sure.
Grant.

[LNR]

Its the damp that does it

You are so right, rain just put our phone (and computer) out of action for a week, much reading to catch up on. You don't realize how much you rely on something, until your without it.
Grant.

[FWLR]

Rik that’s a great build, it’s so right for your line, brilliant job.

[ge_rik]

Now written up the build process for the sawmill structure. I am working on the various bits of machinery for the interior - will provide more details on the fiddly bits later.
https://riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/2018 ... wmill.html

Rik

[FWLR]

Thanks Rik for another brilliant Blog on your build, I might at some point in time try to make a similar build of some sort using your techniques if I may.

[ge_rik]

Thanks Rik for another brilliant Blog on your build, I might at some point in time try to make a similar build of some sort using your techniques if I may.

Please feel free, Rod. The rationale for my scribblings has always been to help others who may want to have a go themselves - or even just to say, "Well there's no way I would do it like that!". When I first started out in the garden, I read as much as I could about it and then muddled my own way through. I'm hoping that my blog may encourage a few to take that first step. After all, if a ham-fisted bodgeller like me can do it, anyone can.

Rik