In and amongst all of the other little projects, I’m still plugging away at the trellis. Having been occupied with other things since we last posted, I decided it was time to get back out there and make some sparks. The last time I was out working I managed to mangle the saw I was using to trim the steel to length, so late last week I stopped while I was out and picked up an inexpensive chop saw. And while its not a highly precise saw, its alot more accurate than freehand with a jig saw.
So I made my way out to the barn and started on the large 2/3 of the roof section. As I mentioned before, the design is inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. This particular piece is roughly divided into thirds. The panel I worked on last time is a self contained panel. The remaining two thirds are grouped together into a larger panel, which is divide into offset quarters. Which in plain english means ALOT of measuring and re-measuring. After several hours out there today, this is where we stand. I Have the lower 2 quadrants of the design done. Which are visible on the left of this photo. You can see the two upper sections are still empty. The design in those is more dense as the sections are smaller. All told they both have 3 more large sections of tube and 3 thin strips of flat stock to go. That will be either later in the week or sometime next week, depending on schedules. Once the design is finished then I get to move on to the front panels, which will hopefully work up a little faster. They are smaller, so I’m hopeful.
Trellis progress, 11/8/08