Planta, planking up, part one.

The first four strakes were done in 1 1/4 inch Siberian Larch, fastened with Silicon bronze screws. I tried to keep the planks as long as possible whilst paying attention to the shift of scarf joints as we went up, which means a fair few twenty foot planks. Scarfs were bonded with epoxy, and then through fastened too for good measure. Caulking seams should be about the width of a pound coin thickness at their outermost. Every plank and frame was primed before assembly to provide good ‘husbandry’ for the future.