Shark Wagon Restoration
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Latest update 14/04/11
Main framework complete
Latest update 06/04/11
The new floor
The new floor is fastened down
The plough mechanism is assembled and fastened down
The new roof supports are tapped into place
Latest update 10/03/11
New main members temporarily in position
Marking out ready for joining
New bearer in place lapped to existing good timber. When exposed it was found that this joint had the tenon of a cross member mortised into it!
Latest photos of the restoration progress. Photos taken 24/02/11
The operating mechanism and the main floor members which supported it showing the floor members condition.
The floor and the operating mechanism have now been removed showing the main frame and the top of the plough.
The rather scruffy and rotten Shark before any work is started. Pictures from 17/02/11
Handrails and paneling removed from the east end
Structural timber removed from the east end and temporary supports in place.