Carpenter
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 Davis carpenter at work on the summer accommodation module Photo: Luigi De Frenza |
The following extract from Casey Station News in September 2004 provides a typical overview of the carpentry work on station during late winter.
The chippies have been tirelessly working away mixing up their work inside various buildings and also outside in the testing late autumn climate. The field store construction has been challenging to say the least.
With limited daylight, portable lighting has now been utilised. While the weather is fine, as fine as it can be at -25, work continues, and it is progressing well. Unfortunately here at Casey, 'When it snows it blows' and when it blows, the field store fills up with snow and ice which can take up to two days to dig out by hand and machine.
Rob has been spending many hours moving snow away from the field store so work can proceed. Also whenever he gets a spare minute he clears the front of the station, around essential services and the access roads to the other buildings so they are all accessible. Mick has finished new battery boxes for the EPH and also a very stylish new portable SAR (search and rescue) board for operational requirements.
Ron's joinery skills have come to the fore with a new computer bench in an area used as our post office and also the library and skilful etching of the Midwinter's menu covers.
Kenny has been building, plastering and painting a new wall in the Wallow nook, and assembling a cabinet and bookshelf to make use of the newly found space.
Dan has utilised his skills in the joiners' shop constructing various shelves and new speaker stands for the bar and recreation area. All in all, a busy time for the devoted crew who are now quite apt at shovelling snow and clearing blizz accumulations.
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