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It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first 3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of 8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .

-Steve













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"C & S" wrote in message
.. .
It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first 3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of
8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .


Very few project like this are so beautiful as what you are doing. I love
the concept of a miniature, old fashion barn. You have all the the classic
wood joints and supporting structure. It is enough to make an old wood
dorker hyperventilate with envy.

Keep up the good work there Steve.

little barn progress.. way *on* topic
 

C & S wrote:
It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first 3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of 8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .

-Steve



Beautiful Steve, I can just imagine what that stone will look like with
the cupola; a real "old world" feel.

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are you trying to tell us you get a woodie looking at the pictures?

Lee Michaels wrote:



Very few project like this are so beautiful as what you are doing. I love
the concept of a miniature, old fashion barn. You have all the the classic
wood joints and supporting structure. It is enough to make an old wood
dorker hyperventilate with envy.

Keep up the good work there Steve.

little barn progress.. way *on* topic
 

C & S wrote:

It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

..... snip
So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .

-Steve

Very nice. Reflects really good craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Please post pictures when you are finished.

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I will second that ,you will end up with a shop in the woods or at least in
a natural environment..looks a little like my shop.....mjh


"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
. ..

"C & S" wrote in message
.. .
It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first 3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of
8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few
hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .


Very few project like this are so beautiful as what you are doing. I love
the concept of a miniature, old fashion barn. You have all the the
classic wood joints and supporting structure. It is enough to make an old
wood dorker hyperventilate with envy.

Keep up the good work there Steve.

little barn progress.. way *on* topic
 

"C & S" wrote in
:

It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely
for wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally
provide me with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the
first 3 bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with
a crew of 8, we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of
six for a few hours Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof
deck done. Felt (tar paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's
dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .

-Steve


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Hey Steve,

Once you finish the building, just how are you planning to get lumber
into storage from the ground to the loft? If it's by stairs, you either
have Bionic legs, or are a glutton for leg pain.

Elaborate please.

B.

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C & S wrote:

| It's dry; I'm happy.

It's definitely a piece of work to be proud of!

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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I am just SO jealous!
I love the stone foundation. Hubs saw it and got all enthusiastic too.
It's going to be wonderful!

Will you have heat and AC in it?

Kate


"C & S" wrote in message
.. .
It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first 3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of 8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .

-Steve





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Thank you.

those are very kind words.


-Steve
"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
. ..

"C & S" wrote in message
.. .
It's way on topic because it's not just made of wood... it's largely for
wood. Sure, it will house lawn equipment, but it will finally provide me
with a pace to have a meaningful lumber stash (the loft).

I had my barn raising this weekend I assembled and connected the first
3
bents on Friday afternoon (me, Dad and 1 BIL) . Saturday, with a crew of
8,
we assembled the rest of the skeleton. I had a crew of six for a few
hours
Sunday and we got the N/S siding done and the roof deck done. Felt (tar
paper) was my solo-job for the afternoon. It's dry; I'm happy.

So far so good, I'm confident that the tin roof an cupola will really
(aesthetically) pull it together .


Very few project like this are so beautiful as what you are doing. I love
the concept of a miniature, old fashion barn. You have all the the
classic
wood joints and supporting structure. It is enough to make an old wood
dorker hyperventilate with envy.

Keep up the good work there Steve.







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Hey Steve,

Once you finish the building, just how are you planning to get lumber
into storage from the ground to the loft? If it's by stairs, you either
have Bionic legs, or are a glutton for leg pain.


There will be a loft door (3'x4'-7") on one gable end. The sill of that door
will be just under 8' above the exterior grade. I should be a be able to
just "toss" boards up there.

As for masochistic board portage...BTDT. ;-) Most of that 3000 bd ft of barn
wood made it all the way of a flight of stairs into my above-the-garage shop
for some sort of processing.

Regards,

Steve



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No. It's strictly for storage.

"Kate" wrote in message
...
I am just SO jealous!
I love the stone foundation. Hubs saw it and got all enthusiastic too.
It's going to be wonderful!

Will you have heat and AC in it?

No. It's strictly for storage.



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C & S wrote:
No. It's strictly for storage.

"Kate" wrote in message
...
I am just SO jealous!
I love the stone foundation. Hubs saw it and got all enthusiastic too.
It's going to be wonderful!

Will you have heat and AC in it?

No. It's strictly for storage.

Damn! Almost a crime to "waste" that beauty on storage.

Very nicely done. A couple years from now it'll look like it's been
there "forever."

little barn progress.. way *on* topic
 

No. It's strictly for storage.

Damn! Almost a crime to "waste" that beauty on storage.

Very nicely done. A couple years from now it'll look like it's been
there "forever."

While I was working on the stone I commented that one the stones already had
moss on it. Her take on it was: "That's aweful..like mold".... I didn't try
to argue.



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I just got my dad's photo collection from the weekend... here's some
in-progress shots.





















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WOW!
Framing all done with joinery.
That's what I call craftsmanship.

Francis




On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:00:33 -0400, "C & S"
wrote:

I just got my dad's photo collection from the weekend... here's some
in-progress shots.

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Thanks for sharing. Definately worth a look.

jc