After the decision on the basic style I needed to picture how I am going to go about this. I went down to Michaels and started buying wood and cutting pieces. I also drilled the pieces and put dowels to simulate the joints. No, I didn't lose my mind and cut these joints! Well maybe lost my mind but I figured if I could make this thing look like a barn then maybe the visualization process would help in my liklihood of success plus I could envision the overhang, door sizes, etc. This process also made me realize how adding braces increased the rigidity of the whole frame.I also tried my hand at drawing a scaled plan, I figured this would help me also with any dimensions, especially since my barn wouldn't be the same exact size as the Shaker Toolshed. I have inserted some pics of my attempts at drawing. I understand that now they have some pretty cool programs that do the same thing and light years faster. After I got a good idea I abandoned the project and went outside to cut some more wood! I then made a list of the patterns that I would need and drew patterns for the sized beams I would be using. I then transferred these to 1/2 inch plywood and began cutting out the patterns. Here are some of my first patterns.
I don't know if the drafting classes I had in Junior College helped or not??
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