This is our tiny paints lab at Bayfield, inspired by @gantelius_fonsterhantverk we are testing two varieties of linseed paints, made by @allbackpaint and @linseedpaint, with a view to setting up a new restoration studio only using linseed paints. Lin
A belated massive welcome to our brilliant apprentice Dean Reynolds. Dean has made these doors single handedly, as his first masterclass in joinery taught by @aidanmpinkham @gabrielbakerjoinery and me... and he only started with us in January! Thanks
And then the tidying up at the end of the week... subcontracted to my son. #childlabour #myson #craftsman #bosch
Here are Mr Pinkham and me rehanging more sashes this week in Kings Lynn. The cill assemblies were repaired in situ, as were the shutter housings...this has been the nth degree of challenging joinery repairs, but very satisfying. The interior reminds
And another - here is the amazing oak roof and porch of Barney church which we just limewashed. Limewash - Hendry & Son Foulsham Remedial lime mortars and plasters - @mike_wye Limewashing and by our Bayfield Painters. . . . . . . . #limewash #b
👷‍♀️ 🪜 One of BAYFIELD PAINTERS' first jobs from October 2023 🥽 - stripping the ancient maroon wallpaper in this room. The lath and plaster ceiling was so fragile it was entirely painted by hand….. Some of you might recognise this as O
Thrilled to bits to 📣 our new paintwork business run by Gemma Lawson, spurred on by demand and inspired by @holkhamestate paints and @gantelius_fonsterhantverk in Sweden… look out for a Citroen Nero zipping around Norfolk! 🥂🥂🥂📣🪜🖌️#norf
A purlin repair by the amazing Aidan Pinkham and moi this week - to this extraordinary roof. The damage was originally caused by a cherry tree brushing against the tiles. The interior of the roof is like a Piranesi drawing and contains numerous birds
Repaired sashes laid out for paintwork for @merchanthouse_kingslynn and @malikamcc Difficult repairs of 12mm glazing bars by the amazing Gabriel Baker… But OMG look at what we started with. Bench joinery by @gabrielbakerjoinery Spindle mould
TMLTD have just completed the repairs to this beautiful house near Wroxham. Our most complex project yet - to repair the structural carpentry of the roof, dormers and modilian cornice. Credit and thanks go to - Scaffolding - Lee Gammage Roofing - Mic
Little Snoring Church. We are having a lovely bike ride for the #norfolkchurchestrust.
Crisp, very pleased with these faithful copies of Victorian joinery. The curved window is for an old stable, I think they were known as eyebrow windows. #buildingconservation #conservation #mandmade #bespokejoinery #madetoorder #littlegreene #linsee
Repairing a beautiful and unusual door case in Norfolk. #repair #buildingconservation #historicbuilding #ihbc #joinery
And PE while listening to Madonna. The workshop doubles up as a rollerskating rink. #homeschooling #rollerskating
Home schooling / Daddy day, a joy to teach the twins elementary maths, they have these things like Mondrian paintings called numicons to play with. #numicon #homeschooling #lockdown #maths #arithmetic
Our new workshop at Bayfield. We moved one year ago from a humble threshing barn, seen in the next picture. New workshop set up with the brilliant bench joiner @aidanmpinkham and finisher @dantungate.
And more Cornwall, the new family game is called ‘tidal cut off’.
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Kapla block addiction. #kapla #colosseum