
Back to work! After a couple of weeks doing other work around the place, I decided to buy a decent table saw to cut and shape the stud wall end studs... I wish I had bought this thing earlier, as it has made life soooo much easier in general!
Anyway, I reduced my small mountain of raw lumber into lots of smaller pieces and set about cutting out the rebates in the lintle and foot-plates of the stud walls. The end studs on each of the eight walls must be cut to a trapezoidal shape to make everything fit snugly:

So, after a bit of fun with the glue pot and a large hammer, I knocked out 8 stud wall sections, which I was delighted to find all fit together perfectly. With each pair of walls aligned and G-clamped together, I drilled through the studs in three places and bolted them securely together. And here's the result!



Next job is to drown every squate inch in builder's grade Protim to preserve and protect the wood - a smelly, messy job!