The following images show the team handling a 1:1 section of the design. 9 pieces of the timber have the screwed, bolted and glued together to test the strength, weight and durability. Its VERY heavy. But the sections show a lovely grain of wood!
However we are going to have to be positive that the shelter will stand - this falling on someone's head could kill them! Other problems we are going to encounter are the countersinking of the joints - water will catch very easily and sit in the holes. However treated the timber is, water is going to be a huge problem for our whole project. Oh and we probably need to be a little more accurate with the glue spreading as its caused quite a mess.
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