There may still be more to put in, but for now, I have all the things I think I want and then some. In fact, the battery tools are definitely coming out off that top shelf, freeing it up for some of the things laying on the floor.
Today I finished the frame for the roof and the purlins but two. I want wider ones for the front at back, since that is where the wind is likely to pull the hardest when it is trying to remove the metal roof. I have built an overhang at the front and extended the one in the back slightly more than the sides, so I can put a tool hanger there for the garden tools. The overhang in the front will give me some shade while working on the mill, and it will shade me from those ever so slight rainstorms that sometimes pass through in the summertime. I also decided the shed would be a good place to put a pack of bottled water when the summer comes round again, and perhaps a dustbin would settle into a useful spot right next to the shed.
I am still thinking about decorative aspects of the shed. I did get the planks for the door cut and laid out this evening, and I did put the moon shape into them, ready to make the shed look just like an outhouse. That hole in the door is also there to allow air to vent as I am using it for gas can storage. I expect I will be venting it further, though I am not putting any blocking under the roofline so to allow venting there, too. I don’t really want any explosions! So to that end, I think some signage would be appropriate for the unknowing who approaches the building with anything sparky or lit!
I am considering putting sawmill blades on the outside of the building. Probably the old ones. Maybe I can hang new ones somewhere inside, like the back of the door? At any rate, we will see as things develop. I need to get the door together tomorrow, and rummage around for some old tin for the roof. There are those two purlins to cut and put up. I also want to remember not to put weight on the front overhang on that roof in case it tips the building. I might use plumber’s tape in lieu of hurricane straps to help hold the roof on, seeing as the two-by-fours are true, and box store straps won’t fit. Besides, I am trying to keep this fairly cheap. So far, it has only cost me the screws and the tools. But you can take the price of a shed like this, sided with true one-inch-thick boards, out of the cost of the tools now. And of course, there is more to come.
There is lighting to consider still. Probably not a candle lantern or other fuel lantern. Maybe battery operated, but not inside as I am sure that is a significant risk. Well, more than I would want to take!
As to the point of more to come, I have been thinking about the design of a farm-stand based on what I have built here and knowing what I can build. I think a farm stand will come about with a greater degree of finish to it, and perhaps more polish. But I think there should be shelves to one side for the free library, a spot to the other for a fridge, and finally a counter height place for other sundries to sell, and a firewood bay below that. I think for the moment that would be ideal. I have all the tools necessary to build it. I am not sure I yet have the logs to do it, but I will know when the woodshed is finally finished. I am still paused on that due to that one log on the mill the other day that was not worth moving just to replace it with a slightly longer one for the woodshed. So, I cut it and started building.
Today was a fine day and I got plenty done. I would like to feel like I got more done, but there was a lot of thinking as I went, and I am still trying to get into the habit of moving about more. Plus, I am still defeated by the tools being in different locations to where I need them. It is in fact one of the very reasons I am building this little shed. Expect some useful tools to appear at the woodshed as well!