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Repairing an old table A' càradh seann bhòrd

Video, Gaelic transcription, English translation and vocabulary from the programme DIY Le Donnie. Bhidio le tar-sgrìobhadh, eadar-theangachadh is briathrachas bhon phrògram DIY Le Donnie

(Originally added to Watch Gaelic in 2018.) (Air a chur ri Coimhead Gàidhlig an toiseach ann an 2018.)

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[Donnie] A fine day today to sit in the garden and have a cup of tea, but after the winter that we’ve had this table looks quite scruffy.

[Donnie] But it isn't totally ready for the dump yet.

[Donnie] It is still falling apart. My goodness! The leg has gone.

[Donnie] Well there isn't much wrong with the legs. With a little paint and a screw they will be as good as they ever were..

[Donnie] The first thing is to take the top off the legs.

[Donnie] Or the three that are left!

[Donnie] I am going to cut three pieces at maybe a metre to go across to keep it together. Just like that. And other pieces going over that. And they are just here. Just like that. And I am going to leave them, these ones, quite long and just cut them again.

[Donnie] The first thing that I will do, I am going to cut these here at a metre.

[Donnie] My saw has a protective shield. If not you will need to wear safety glasses.

[Donnie] And the final piece.

[Donnie] I am lying the pieces of wood on the ground and I am working upside down. The top first and then the support pieces.

[Donnie] The other pieces go like this.

[Donnie] The table will be one point six metres and in the centre I am going to put one piece across.

[Donnie] I am now going to put these spacers just between the boards. Just like this. You use these when you build any decking because the rain must go down between the boards.

[Donnie] I am going to use this square to be quite certain that it will be square in the centre at least. It's not that bad.

[Donnie] I am putting a hole in the wood first so that the wood doesn't split when the screw goes through it.

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[Donnie] And I am now ready to cut the sides.

[Donnie] I am going to put a spacer back in here and say there and now this will be as square as possible and everything will be just level.

[Donnie] We just have to do a little sanding with sand paper and a coat or two of varnish.

[Donnie] There you have it. As good as a table from any shop and it only cost twenty pounds for the decking and half a tin of paint. What would be good now is a fine cup of tea!

[Donnie] Hey lad, the coasters!

Chaidh am prògram seo, DIY Le Donnie, a chraoladh an toiseach ann an 2014. Le taing do BBC Gàidhlig.

 

 


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