The Wood Shed

After a ridiculous amount of time invested, that which was originally slated to be our chicken coop has finally been converted to a shed. To the right here is a picture of the coop shortly before K & I came to the realization that 2010 was not the year to become urban chicken-eers. I'd probably put about a hundred hours into it at that point. This astronomical amount was due to several factors. I could only work for a handful of hours at a time, a goodly chunk of which was eaten up by setup time. Each cut took a fair bit of setup time since I was working with the bare minimum tools. I also took a pie-in-the-sky approach to construction with lap joints and rabbets for setting the screen, etc. Anyway, now it's a shed.

I have misplaced some of the shots I took of the 'foundation' but you can sort of see it here. Fortunately K was there to help move the skeleton onto the foundation. Another benefit of having married a strong woman =).

Another thing you can see in the shot to the left is the end result of a moment of crisis, so to speak. As I was trying to pound everything together (and it wasn't going well) I might have lost my temper a little. Anyway, it marks the turning point where I shifted from idealistic coop to get'er done shed. No more rabbets, no more lap joints, no more dowel fasteners. Butt joints and metal straps, any screw will do and nails have been the tactical satisfaction of this new strategy.