This morning, as I opened the door to Docs Den, the workshop was filled with the resinous smell of freshly cut pine … wonderful!

Last week, I decided to make some saw horses/trestles. I will need them for the boat building, and possibly the renewal of Buccaneer’s centre plate pivot pin. So, I bought some PAR (Planed All Round) softwood to make a couple of pairs.

Today, after a couple of days’ work, I only needed to cut the legs to the lines I had marked last evening in order to get them all level and flat to the floor.

The design is traditional – they’re very similar to the ones my Dad had. No doubt, he had made them, and I have fond memories of he and I using them. They become a little rickety after fifty years or more use, and I seem to remember that they got thrown out after he died, when we were clearing the double garage, … and the three sheds … and the greenhouse … and the additional metal garage in the garden!

I shall give them a protective coat of water-based varnish. They should outlast me.