Today I managed to make a start on the Fowler traction engine Ashpan. A more comprehensive write up is on my model engineering website. However today was spent making cardboard and steel profile tools and a black and decker power file. And the file can certainly shift wood. The only problem is it gets spread everywhere! So it was a good decision to carry the work out of the workshop and into the garage. Of course that meant moving the Mk2 Jaguar out and it was a great temptation not to take it for a trip.

With the power file in use it was a case of making sure the dust mask and full face visor kept clean. Oh how I hate wood! The copper will not be here until early next week so I have until then to make the former.

More to follow..........