Every internal surface has been hand-planed and sanded until it was absolutely perfectly smooth – this process alone took several weeks. The entire piece was then oiled many times to achieve this beautiful finish.
You can see the internal curvature of the piece in the end grain of the timber, and also the sheer number of joints...
On D day we craned the bath onto a flat bed truck to take it to Marylebone, where the street had been closed, then craned it into the apartment where floor had been specially strengthened to take the weight. (approx 700kg)