The Saw Shed begins

hunt22j · January 26, 2014, 11:07:08 PM

The work begins on the saw shed! Ultimately this is not the exact location for my mill in relation to the building, but right now it is set up and I'll continue to use it to saw what I need to frame up everything. The challenge will be working around it but it shouldn't be that bad.

What started out as a simple 10x20' shed roof to basically cover the mill has now morphed to a 40'x40' wood sawing/ storage/ farm barn. What can I say, I scored a nice pile of used utility poles for cheap (as in free).

What I am thinking is boxing in the middle 20x40, primarily for finished wood storage and other farm necessities. The left side (which is what you see here) will house a few racks to hold dry wood for my own personal use. The right side will have doors on both ends enabling access to both ends (it will also give me a place to park my cargo trailer when not on the job site.

Off of each side of this will be a 10' open shed. One side will be for air drying lumber, tractor storage, etc etc, while the other side will be for my mill. Where my mill will be set up, I'm going to have a 20' header for loading the logs. I've thought about making it bigger/longer, but with my little manual mill I can't imagine cutting anything longer than 16'.

I'll add more pics as it starts to take shape further

Magicman · January 27, 2014, 08:13:00 AM

Looking good. I will be interested in watching your progress.

WDH · January 27, 2014, 08:19:31 AM

I just finished a similar shed using utility poles. I am planning to enclose the middle section to make a dedicated planer room (Blame Yellowhammer

).

Chuck White · January 27, 2014, 08:25:46 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Hunt22j.

Looks like a real solid start to your sawshed!

MotorSeven · January 27, 2014, 08:38:13 AM

Having a roof over your mill will be really nice....keep the pic's coming

hunt22j · January 27, 2014, 10:26:43 AM

WDH- yeah, that Yellowhammer- he's a bad influence. I blame him for my little saw shed growing into what its going to be. All kidding aside, his setup is really nice and has contributed to my a lot of my vision of what I'm building. Only on a much smaller scale.

thecfarm · January 27, 2014, 11:40:46 AM

Lucky you to get the poles.

WoodenHead · January 27, 2014, 12:14:07 PM

Nice sheds!

I'm jealous of the bare ground though. We just got another foot of snow over the week-end. :

JamieT · January 27, 2014, 01:15:51 PM

Lookin good! Make sure you dont enclose the mill :D. Good to see another bama guy on here! WAR EAGLE!! ;)

Ohio_Bill · January 27, 2014, 02:20:11 PM

Nice looking sheds WDH and hunt22j looks like your off to a good start . Will be great to watch your progress . I can say that whatever you build it will fill up . I have added on to mine 3 times .