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Every woodworker knows the frustration of dealing with a given space to not only work in but appropriate a space for machines, tools and supplies but also the acquisition of newer tools or even more important-‘Lumber’.
When the opportunity came along for us to acquire a sizable quantity ( 1000 Bf ) of Maple and already stocked to the ceiling, we just couldn’t pass it up but where would this load be placed.
Unknowingly, our ‘significant other’ is many times instrumental in solving these dilemmas’. As many of us who are woodworkers, we are also homeowners and with those humble abodes come the responsibilities of property maintenance so naturally we have all the equipment at our discretion for the chore. Since our garden equipment shed had just about outgrown its useful purpose and showing many signs and years of deterriation, our lumber storage situation was easily solved when the Mrs. Suggested she needed a new garden shed next to her flower garden. With that said, we had the opportunity to draft up some plans to accommodate both parties and especially our own hunger for lumber.
Setting on piers set 3’ deep, we constructed a 12’ x 12’ barn style garden shed with ample room for a potting bench, garden tools, lawn equipment and of course a wall for lumber storage. A double door at one end provides easy access for getting equipment in and out and a side door accessed off of the porch to the potting bench inside.
GARDEN HAPPY, MRS. HAPPY AND WOODWORKER HAPPY!!
-- Smitty, Alabama, http://www.firstdesignwoodworking.com/
14 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 566 days ago
Man, Smitty, I wish my house looked that good!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 566 days ago
I think the Mrs. is going to have to work hard to make her grarden look as good as this shed. I think I would be renting this out as a small cottage.
Nice design, Great workmenship.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
Scott Bryan
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posted 566 days ago
Smitty,
You have come up with a winning combination here. Everyone gets what they want. Nice idea to put the lawn equipment in the shed as well. I wish I could do that. Then I would get a sizable portion of my shop back.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
GaryK
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posted 566 days ago
That’s one great looking shed you’ve got there.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Canexican
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posted 566 days ago
You constructed one of the best looking sheds that I have ever seen, Wow! I’m not letting my wife see this one, she wants chicken… I really like the deck idea.
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trifern
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posted 566 days ago
That is one great looking solution. I hope to be able to build one of these someday.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
jockmike2
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posted 565 days ago
Great job Smitty, you got the best of all worlds huh? Nice looking shop. mike
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Max
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posted 565 days ago
Smitty,
That is what I need. The storage that I built at the end of my shop is getting to full…. Which I could find plans like this one….. You say you drew these up yourself?
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
BroDave
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posted 565 days ago
Son, that is that is a dandy. Well done.
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grovemadman
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posted 565 days ago
Really nice job, how about some shots of the inside?
-- --Chuck
ND2ELK
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posted 565 days ago
That is one nice shed. Equisite detail and design. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Karson
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posted 565 days ago
A great looking shed. I thought about upgrading a shed on my property. That is a very nice one. Great job.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
miles125
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posted 564 days ago
You don’t often see a new shed with character. Looks like you pulled it off!
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
smitty1
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posted 564 days ago
Thanks everyone for the approval on the shed. Inside Shots? Never thought about that , but it’s just the usual shovels , rakes, mower, weed eater , tiller etc- you get the idea but if we get a chance we’ll see what we can do.
As far as plans, many can be found on the web but I decided on this and culminated several ideas together, It’s really just basic framing construction 2” x 4” framing , headers Etc. The doors are all hand made and the Mrs picked out the hardware, trim and colors. The only problem I had when drawing this up with Punch Home design CAD was with the roof framing. I had never constructed the rafter framing like this before so I cheated and used a program called Easy Rafters which helped a lot.
Thanks Again for the comments,
Have a Good One,
Smitty
-- Smitty, Alabama, http://www.firstdesignwoodworking.com/