Project: GER

More progress on the gers.

Farthegn came over on Sunday to help seal all the lumber. I had started on the slats the night before, and busted out 50 or so. Farthegn, who is much more skilled in woodworking that I declared my work up to that point had been sloppy, but serviceable.

Some of the slats drying. We choose a sealer with a little color to it (Behr Premium Weatherproofing Wood Finish #501, "Natural Cedar," in case you're curious) and I love the way it turned out. The pine takes a nice honey-yellow color. It'll look great against the natural cream color of the canvas.


We had high hopes of busting out all the lumber on Sunday, but that didn't happen. The slats took longer than expected. Farthegn did the math and he estimates we finished about a quarter-mile worth of wood in just the slats, so maybe that progress wasn't so bad. I think we could have done more, but Farthegn, the wood guy, had to lovingly caress each piece of wood. I think we could have gotten more done if we just slopped on the stain. Of course, they wouldn't look nearly as good as they do. And they do look fantastic.


But we did finish all the slats! And about six of the rafters. I'm going to try to bust out some more of the rafters throughout the week. Of course, my evening time may be a little limited since I need to make sure my kit is in top shape for Crown Tournament this week.

Then, on Labor Day, we're getting together again to assemble the Khanas. If the rafters aren't all finished by then, we'll have a team working on those as well. Then the door jamb and the roof ring... and that's it for lumber! If everything works out, we may be able to actually assemble the lumber portion of our gers. But that might be over-promising... there's a lot of hardware to install before we get to that point.

Than... the canvas! That's going to be the hard part, I think.