New Implement Shed

[damartin]

The springs are extension springs so I will need 2 of them, I'm still looking for a place to buy them. One place that has them will only sell them if they install them and the other place wants $45.00 each and the place I found online wants a check mailed before shipping them, no credit cards. I am going to check at another place tomorrow that I think will have them for a reasonable price.
Builder, I buried some rebar welded to a peice of C channel under the middle bay joist that I can fasten some chain with hooks on in order to skin deer using a chain hoist fastened to the joist above it. I hope that I get to use it soon. By the way I enjoyed reading your thread on the garage that you built with the covered walkway, I would love to have that garage at home.
I always lay the crown of the board up when building a deck but didn't even think about it for the vertical siding. I just put the side with the nicest grain out.
Maybe I'll get some bowing both ways. I know that there are alot of barns near my home (Lancaster County) with Hemlock siding and the the boards are not bowed much at all. I could be wrong but I thought that hanging vertically, the boards would stay relatively straight.
I still haven't decided on trusses or rafters for the sawmill shed but I was thinking that maybe I should build the enclosed part smaller with rafters and a knee wall would be a good idea. Then I could attach a lean to roof to the side for the sawmill. That way the sawmill would be covered but with open sides the sawdust and engine exhaust would be less of a problem when running it.

 

[Builder]

Builder, I buried some rebar welded to a peice of C channel under the middle bay joist that I can fasten some chain with hooks on in order to skin deer using a chain hoist fastened to the joist above it. I hope that I get to use it soon.

I wish I still had time to bowhunt....I really miss it. 2 kids in sports and I'm crazy enough to coach football and lacrosse. Good luck this season.

By the way I enjoyed reading your thread on the garage that you built with the covered walkway, I would love to have that garage at home.

Hey Thanks! It was fun to build.

I always lay the crown of the board up when building a deck but didn't even think about it for the vertical siding. I just put the side with the nicest grain out.
Maybe I'll get some bowing both ways. I know that there are alot of barns near my home (Lancaster County) with Hemlock siding and the the boards are not bowed much at all. I could be wrong but I thought that hanging vertically, the boards would stay relatively straight.

I think you'll be fine. I'm overly picky and I get paid to think about stuff like that. You're right, in the vertical position, it's not as critical. I just worry about the wetting/drying cycles. Don't second guess yourself-when installing vertical siding, facing the "show side" out is actually the best way.

I still haven't decided on trusses or rafters for the sawmill shed but I was thinking that maybe I should build the enclosed part smaller with rafters and a knee wall would be a good idea. Then I could attach a lean to roof to the side for the sawmill. That way the sawmill would be covered but with open sides the sawdust and engine exhaust would be less of a problem when running it.

Sounds like a plan! Good luck with it!

 

[Carykong]

cupping with your boards can be minimized in several ways. avoid wide boards. flitch boards should be used for bats, go with a thicker board. use long ring shank nails and be generous during the installation. after installation,spray with a blend of primer or sealer to slow down the drying process. rapid drying and uneven cure can make the boards cup.

 

[Builder]

I spray with seasonite to help stabilize wood.

http://www.owatrol.uk.com/docs/Seasonite.pdf

NWE Paints Ltd 2.5Ltr Seasonite New Wood Treatment

 

[jayste]

The springs are extension springs so I will need 2 of them, I'm still looking for a place to buy them. One place that has them will only sell them if they install them and the other place wants $45.00 each and the place I found online wants a check mailed before shipping them, no credit cards. I am going to check at another place tomorrow that I think will have them for a reasonable price.

I see. I wish I had someone to recommend but I don't. Yes, $45.00 for an extension spring is quite high. Anyway, I too would like to see "old mossey horns" hanging out front! Good luck!

Jay

 

[damartin]

I see. I wish I had someone to recommend but I don't. Yes, $45.00 for an extension spring is quite high. Anyway, I too would like to see "old mossey horns" hanging out front! Good luck!

Jay

Here is a picture of the Buck that I shot during rifle season at the cabin last year. I would love to get one like that with the bow, maybe someday.

 

[jayste]

Hey! That's a nice whitetail! What did he dress? 160? 170? Nice looking set of horns. When I see ones like that while bow hunting (not very many) I seem to lose all ability to "focus, draw, anchor..."!!

Jay

 

[Builder]

Here is a picture of the Buck that I shot during rifle season at the cabin last year. I would love to get one like that with the bow, maybe someday.

There's nothing like it. You get so close to them before you shoot. You can really "feel" the thrill of the hunt a lot more. I've had them walk so close to me they were almost too close to shoot!

My son's already bugging me to go hunting. He's only 9 and weighs 100 lbs already. I'm gonna teach that boy to hunt bear with a club if he keeps growing like this!

 

[jayste]

There's nothing like it. You get so close to them before you shoot. You can really "feel" the thrill of the hunt a lot more. I've had them walk so close to me they were almost too close to shoot!

Builder, you're certainly right about that! Bow hunters have to be a little more "involved".

My son's already bugging me to go hunting. He's only 9 and weighs 100 lbs already. I'm gonna teach that boy to hunt bear with a club if he keeps growing like this!

Wow! That boy is going to be a bear! He'll be handling them by hand! I'd be taking him if he's interested. Oh and take it from me, lose the focus and enjoy the moment! Nothing like passing on tradition.

Jay

 

[theboman]

I hope to start building my shed in the next week, gosh we need it! It'll be 24X16x8 high shed, with an open 24' side if it really matters.

I'll use 2X6 treated for my bottom stringer, and the rest of the materials will be the stuff I had milled up here in June. BO-DADDY was a sawmill man
Boy, I wanna a mill!!

The post will be trees in the 6"+ range, and I think they'll be like all the saw boards in being oak of some sort. The holes will be 2'+ in deep (old fashioned hand phd, unless I find a rental phd for the tractor...no budget to buy one). Posts will not be set in concrete but will have a gravel base at the bottom. Lots of clay up here at Iron Hill and as the names sounds lots and lots of rock/ore too.

I'm using galvanized 20 penny nails for the stringers and then galvanized something for the siding. Maybe screws, maybe nails and I will try to get a nail gun to shoot the siding on.

The stringers will be 2x4 except the bottom as mentioned, and the top will be a 2X6 capped by a 2X4. It's a nice platform to secure the rafters. Ahh, rafters!

I was considering a typical shed roof, but have kinda been admiring salt box look. Know where there are plans to build them? I have a rough idea, but want to see how they are braced so it don't fall (that would keep the forewoman happier too).

Anyhow, my hands are all ready to grab that phd and start a diggin'!! Wanna help?