Monday, October 30, 2017

A small barn for the summer house 13, internal boards.

I have been making some progress on the internal boards for the small barn.
Those were the boards that I had to shift inside as I was called to work a week earlier than anticipated.
So the first task was to shift all of them out again. I decided that I could work around the table that was inside, but I still needed to move the chairs and a bit of other stuff outside before starting the actual work.

The boards are the same type as those that were put on the sub roof. It is not a typical type of boards to use for internal paneling/boards, but it is of a much better quality than the regular type used. In Denmark the usual boards to be used would be something called "rustic boards". They are made out of the surplus Christmas trees that grew to fast so they were too large to sell. The distance between the growth rings is typical 3/8" or thereabouts, so the wood is of an exceptionally poor quality. The shape is like a tongue and groove board with the tongue something like 1/2" too long. So once the boards are mounted, there is a trench between each board. They are available in various widths and either nature, or artificially whitened, smooth or rough sawn.
But that aside - I chose the other type because I think they look better in a classic barn, and they were actually cheaper per square meter (or square foot if you like).

I mount the boards using regular nails. I know that a pneumatic nail gun is faster, but I actually like to hammer in nails, so I go for the slow and old fashioned way.

Once all the boards are mounted, I plan on putting some strips of wood in the corners and around the window sills, to cover the gaps.


Internal boards mounted.

The "famous" stack..



9 comments:

  1. Neat. What do you use to make your your T&G?
    I dont know what the intende use for this building would be, but it would sure make an awesome hand tool shop :-)

    Bob, who survived a high wind storm, but my halloween decorations...well, not so much :-)

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    1. Hi Bob

      The boards came as T&G, so I skipped that part of it. I haven't got an efficient machine to turn out a lot of T%G boards, so those I buy ready made.

      The intended use is technically as a shed for outside furniture, chairs and a table, plus a shovel and a broom etc. The attic might see a mattress or a couple of narrow beds for Gustavs friends when they have a sleep over party out there.

      Sorry to hear about your Halloween decorations, but are you sure they were not removed by some small trick&treat kids who thought they didn't get enough candy? :-)

      Brgds
      Jonas

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  2. That looks like it could be pretty nice workshop :)

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    1. Thanks Bill.
      I might sneak in a workbench without Mette noticing it, and I actually think it could look good too.
      :-)
      Brgds
      Jonas

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  3. Your tool chest looks at home in there.

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    1. Hi Brian.
      I agree. Bertha is kept on a chain outside the small barn while I work, so it feels very appropriate with a Newfy inside on the lid, and a larger one outside too.
      Brgds
      Jonas

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  4. Looks good, and hand sawn, too, apparently. That can be as fun as hammering nails.

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    1. Thanks Jeff
      Actually I haven't got one of those crosscutting circular saws. I like sawing by hand too. It is almost as fun as hammering nails.
      Brgds
      Jonas

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