Awesome job Sandy. What a great tip for everyone in regard to spacing and fastening battens! Seems so simple -"after"- you point it out - well done !! Love your channel. Dennis
Sandy can you imagine how heard the older folks had it years and years ago doing it like your doing your building very tuff- strong men they had to be I’m strongly for the old school look my self I’m 65now and proud of how I was raised Mike from west virginia
Built a 24x32 barn 25 years ago making Girt’s, rafters etc from white oak on my property. One thing to watch out for: If building a pole barn using treated 4x4;6x6 be careful of aging the green beams - they can split the posts as they shrink. And... when they do age enough, pole barn ringed nails will bend. I ended up 1/2 way through project drilling for my nails. On the upside: Carpenter bees can’t drill oak either.
I'm looking forward to the mud being gone for a little bit. I do plan on putting some stone down in front of this shed in the spring. Thanks for checking out my video.
Another solid job Sandy! Well done!👏 Way to be a thinker on prepping everything in the shop first. Genius on making the screws proud on the backside. All around great project and videos! Have a cookie or two with your cup of coffee to celebrate! Enjoy the weather and have a great week Sandy!👋😁❄
Wow I’m at the end of the playlist already! I super enjoyed this build and all your workings, tip and tracks that passed to us along the way! Super happy that I found your channel and I’ll be making my way through more of your great content! Appreciate all the extra work that you put in making it possible for us to join you and to have a front seat 😊. Anyways cheers to a job very well done Sandy! Take care an we’ll see you soon!
My chop saw just looked at me with a smirk on it's safety bar. I'm pretty sure I know what it's thinking... I need to get off my butt and get busy. Nice job Sandy.
Looks great Sandy! I particularly like the rough sawn look of the boards (broken tooth lines) adds character. Got some snow here in Peterborough and more on the way. Ho ho ho!!
Board & batten is easily my *favorite* siding style -- allows one to put the boards up green *and* super easy/convenient to add onto later if you want. I ended up with a slug of 12"x 8' scraps of OSB so I put my studs on 12" centers and made a faux board & batten at very low cost using pre-drilled 1x2s screwed on for the battens. I primed first, caulked all the cracks and filled in the screw holes, two coats of paint and all these years later it still looks amazing! :)
looks good it is serving it's purpose and if you want to fancy it up more later you got the option but for right now your equipment is out of the weather and that what's count have a nice day
I've adopted a few rough-cut wood walls over the years and stained them with a 50/50 blend of used motor oil (free) and diesel fuel. You can always throw down a plastic-backed canvas drop cloth to minimize any of it soaking into the soil. :)
That was pretty smart the way you ran the screws through a little extra to help center the battens between the siding boards, I'm impressed. Keep up the good work.
Have followed your efforts for long time, almost since the beginning. The inspiration for doing has given me inspiration and.... I ordered and got yesterday a HM130. We have lots of big Mesquite in this area, make beautiful lumber for furniture and etc. and look forward to cutting some. all I can say is Thanks and keep doing what you like because........its what a lot of the rest of us like. john
I like the electrical system in your toy shed. Handy outlets to power things like battery tenders/chargers are important. If you lived on the Wisconsin prairie I would suggest putting a longer chain on the top of those doors because when the prairie winds grab the door you will need all the leverage you can get to keep the door attached to the building. Being in trees like you are, I expect you are more sheltered from the wind - although those chains you installed have almost no leverage. I would suggest looking into the door chains at the hardware store that have springs built into the design. Attach them with carriage bolts through the door, not the wimpy wood screws they package with the door chain. Those springs make a world of difference when fighting the wind.
I like your idea on the battens putting the screw out a hair. Also I prefer screws and lag screws over nails. freeze thaw cycles will have the nails out of the wood in tens years plus or minus. screws don't jack. keep up with the work
Good job Sandy. I appreciate the efficiency of the batten installation. I hope that by leaving such a large gap you don't end up with spaces when the wood shrinks.
your battens on green wood are such a game changer. A heck of a lot cheaper and nearly just as beautifull as kiln dried shiplap. The perfect solution for freshly sawn 1" board and battens. I think ill go nail though. It won't hurt if the nail goes a little into the side of the groove already nailed if you miss a bit. Stay on the left of center of you gap. . Screws are very solid though! Larry in Bear River Nova Scotia...
Awesome work allround. Just a note I see a battery on the slab, always been told that will discharge faster that way. Just put it up on a block of wood. Makes a big difference.
The battens look pretty. But the lazy me would have left the gap there to let some air in. You are such a perfectionist; even a storage shed looks so good.
I live in Quebec and I rebuilt the doors on a Garden tractor garage , the bolt locks I added a piece of steel round or square with three holes 2 to screw it to the floor and up above the other hole for the bolt action lock because the holes in the wood where not holding any more ...
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills on building your shed. I enjoyed the videos. Gave me some ideas on my next building. Especially since I just ordered a woodland mills hm126.
Good day Sandy, quick question. You’ve been at this milling for a few years now and you are obviously doing everything as efficiently as possible but certainly not on overkill setting so my question is this. With all the tricks and tips for keeping milled lumber square and true have you noticed a trend of warping percentages? It looks to me like most of your milled lumber gets used and so it seems that with the trees you use which I do believe is in the soft wood category seems to be pretty easy to predict as far as usable material. Thank you for your time, I know you’re busy.
Thats a really nice equipment shed and will keep your toys dry and in good condition for many years looks very good and even and that is an excellent tip on how to put up green lumber I know this works very well
Thank you so much for making all these videos. Absolutely inspirational. You have given me confidence in the Woodland Mills HM130MAX. I have placed an order and just waiting for it to arrive. Thanks again and keep on milling friend.
Great job Sandy. I really like your explanation of installing the batten. Hope you don't mind me borrowing your ideas! I need to get a shed built for my HM126.
Sandy, I have been following you for some time- awesome videos! I have watched 100s of hours on YT and you are by far the most educational with information needed. Keep up the great work. I don't remember on any of your projects if you have stained any wood, if so, curious what you used and how long you waited before staining. Can't find much online about staining green wood. So from down south- keep up your great work! Jimmy
Man I tell you what that is a tip and a half bother! I am putting up pine board and batton right now outside and inside on my cabin I am about to run out of stuff I cut this time last year and it is bone dry, I was thinking man it will be next fall before I can finish my cabin.... well now it won’t woooohooooo!!!!!!!!
🙋 I It's very beautiful very nicely built very everything I do have one problem screws today today the screws just don't hold up they Rust out unless you use deck screws which still will I prefer using stainless or galvanized , I think stainless is the only way to go , cost a lot more but they'll last . all screws will rush out and you will be replacing them
I saw an excellent video where a guy put peppermint oil in a spray bottle with water. He he sprayed his engine and wiring of vehicles in storage to deter rodent damage. He also did a test with sunflower seeds and a infrared camera worked liked a charm .
Sandy the bests jobs you do congratulations wonderful god’s blessed all times?nice house all beautiful inside house this is the quiet places 🧚🏿♂️🧚🏽😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏
You understand the wisdom of installation that anticipates the shrinkage of the wood. So many do not. But I wonder why rather than nailing the boards at the edge you wouldn't put a nail in the center, allowing shrinkage toward the center. That way, the battens hold down the sides and there are effectively 3 fasteners at each horizontal nailer rather than 2. This would prevent cupping. Is it because your boards are quite narrow and cupping isn't an issue? I am about to use 1x8s as boards with 1x2 battens. I am worried that they could cup if I don't nail in the center.
Nice job on the B&B, I noticed the two busted blades, wasn’t a good day on the sawmill. I scored a couple of dozen 2” Lenox blades from the local sawmill, my son is the head sawyer there, they are broken but brand new most don’t even need sharping. I’m going to silver solder them together, hoping to get a few rotations out of them.
Greatings! I do understand the principals, but it's quite alot of work building that way. Lucky us who have torx-screws and impact drivers 😉. It's not that long ago when nobody would have used a scree where a nail was possible...
That turned out great Sandy and Thanx for bringing us all along. Finished just in time too before the real stuff starts blowing in. Can't wait to see what's coming up next. Cheers~ Oh, before I go I noticed a flaw in this awesome video......No Sludge....What the heck is wrong with you? Are you sick, dimented, feeling lost and alone? LOL, just kidding. Take care~
I just sat down to take a break and said to myself " a sawing with sandy video would be great" then I saw a new video posted.. perfect.
Perfect! Glad you liked the video Bill
Awesome job Sandy. What a great tip for everyone in regard to spacing and fastening battens! Seems so simple -"after"- you point it out - well done !! Love your channel. Dennis
Glad you liked the video Dennis. Hope all is well with you!
Nice job Sandy. Looks really good. You left yours lights on in the building by the way.
Thanks Tom!
Love your method to center the batten screw. Smart. That will last for yrs and yrs.
Thank you!
Sandy can you imagine how heard the older folks had it years and years ago doing it like your doing your building very tuff- strong men they had to be I’m strongly for the old school look my self I’m 65now and proud of how I was raised Mike from west virginia
Built a 24x32 barn 25 years ago making Girt’s, rafters etc from white oak on my property.
One thing to watch out for: If building a pole barn using treated 4x4;6x6 be careful of aging the green beams - they can split the posts as they shrink. And... when they do age enough, pole barn ringed nails will bend. I ended up 1/2 way through project drilling for my nails. On the upside: Carpenter bees can’t drill oak either.
Good tip about only nailing one side to avoid splitting! Shed looks nice, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Matt!
Handy building great execution on completion! No more mud for 3 months! Stay well looking forward to next needed project.
I'm looking forward to the mud being gone for a little bit. I do plan on putting some stone down in front of this shed in the spring. Thanks for checking out my video.
Rance here. Sandy you have done another project well done. Video and editing excellent ! Enjoyable to watch,
That's great to hear Rance. Glad you like the editing as well
Another solid job Sandy! Well done!👏 Way to be a thinker on prepping everything in the shop first. Genius on making the screws proud on the backside. All around great project and videos! Have a cookie or two with your cup of coffee to celebrate! Enjoy the weather and have a great week Sandy!👋😁❄
Cookies sure sounds good to me! Thanks again for checking out the video!
Wow I’m at the end of the playlist already! I super enjoyed this build and all your workings, tip and tracks that passed to us along the way! Super happy that I found your channel and I’ll be making my way through more of your great content! Appreciate all the extra work that you put in making it possible for us to join you and to have a front seat 😊. Anyways cheers to a job very well done Sandy! Take care an we’ll see you soon!
Always happy to have ya along. Thanks for tuning in
Looks awesome Sandy. I like the look of a natural wood building. Being surrounded by forest it just looks like it belongs there.
I agree. I like the natural look especially once it greys and blends into the background
@@sawingwithsandy I agree, natural is good..
@@sawingwithsandy what’s the life span? I have around 20 acres of red pine and considering buying a mill…watched you “If I knew before I bought” video
My chop saw just looked at me with a smirk on it's safety bar. I'm pretty sure I know what it's thinking... I need to get off my butt and get busy. Nice job Sandy.
13:31 ... the most honest drawer in any man's shop ... "who knows"
Looks fantastic Sandy. Wont be snow blowing through the cracks. Thanks for sharing :)
For sure! Buttoned up tight now
It’s incredible to watch you mill your own lumber then build something with that lumber. I’m looking into a Woodland sawmill as well.
Looks great Sandy! I particularly like the rough sawn look of the boards (broken tooth lines) adds character. Got some snow here in Peterborough and more on the way. Ho ho ho!!
Actually I think I do as well. Nice area down your way in Peterborough! Thanks for watching Ken
Sandy the shed looks great, you should be proud! I hope to get busy with my mill soon now that I got my deer. Cheers good sir!
Good to hear you'll be out making dust before long!
Board & batten is easily my *favorite* siding style -- allows one to put the boards up green *and* super easy/convenient to add onto later if you want. I ended up with a slug of 12"x 8' scraps of OSB so I put my studs on 12" centers and made a faux board & batten at very low cost using pre-drilled 1x2s screwed on for the battens. I primed first, caulked all the cracks and filled in the screw holes, two coats of paint and all these years later it still looks amazing! :)
looks good it is serving it's purpose and if you want to fancy it up more later you got the option but for right now your equipment is out of the weather and that what's count have a nice day
I've adopted a few rough-cut wood walls over the years and stained them with a 50/50 blend of used motor oil (free) and diesel fuel. You can always throw down a plastic-backed canvas drop cloth to minimize any of it soaking into the soil. :)
Sounds like that would do the trick!
That was pretty smart the way you ran the screws through a little extra to help center the battens between the siding boards, I'm impressed. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Wallace, appreciate it
Have followed your efforts for long time, almost since the beginning. The inspiration for doing has given me inspiration and....
I ordered and got yesterday a HM130. We have lots of big Mesquite in this area, make beautiful lumber for furniture and etc.
and look forward to cutting some. all I can say is Thanks and keep doing what you like because........its what a lot of the rest
of us like. john
That’s an awesome way to put the battens on. Great job
You really put yourself into the projects you do. For a DIY guy, you do great work. Just have to wait for the next on.
Thanks Bob!
That's a nice looking shed! Extra impressive seeing that you did all the work by yourself!
Thanks Marvin. Sure is rewarding for me
awesome job, you must be so proud. I really admire your can-do-positive-attitude.
Excellent video, your building design and application was well thought out. Thank you.
Thanks Dalton!
Good for you Sandy! Like your learning curve.
Thanks Philip
I like the electrical system in your toy shed. Handy outlets to power things like battery tenders/chargers are important. If you lived on the Wisconsin prairie I would suggest putting a longer chain on the top of those doors because when the prairie winds grab the door you will need all the leverage you can get to keep the door attached to the building. Being in trees like you are, I expect you are more sheltered from the wind - although those chains you installed have almost no leverage. I would suggest looking into the door chains at the hardware store that have springs built into the design. Attach them with carriage bolts through the door, not the wimpy wood screws they package with the door chain. Those springs make a world of difference when fighting the wind.
great job,and that is the correct way to fasten board and batten..... nail or screw for a fastener
I like your idea on the battens putting the screw out a hair. Also I prefer screws and lag screws over nails. freeze thaw cycles will have the nails out of the wood in tens years plus or minus. screws don't jack. keep up with the work
Good job Sandy. I appreciate the efficiency of the batten installation. I hope that by leaving such a large gap you don't end up with spaces when the wood shrinks.
I found that the gaps work out well as I've done other buildings with similar gaps and turned out well. Thanks for watching Anthony
Very nice looking shed Sandy. The sawmill lumber is truly the ticket. Great video!👍🏻
Thanks James. Appreciate that
Great tips and job well done. The shed, looks great
Thanks Bryan!
Thanks Sandy, I'm building a similar project and the tips you provide are very helpful.
Great idea running the screws through first for battens. Thanks looks great.
I laughed when I saw the tool cabinet drawer labeled "who knows" !
haha and that drawer really is filled with who knows
Yes sir me too I was thinking I have a drawer like that too😆💪
Well thought out Sandy. Looking great. Just in time before the snow gets deep.
Absolutely! Snow is falling as we speak
Very very nice, rustic looking and blends with your surroundings. Just one thing missing, SLUDGE. Great job!!
I think I must have finished the sludge before I finished filming. Next time I need a second travel mug haha
Thank you for teaching us. It’s beautiful
Thanks for such useful methods Sandy, truly great to see how well you work.
I appreciate that. Thanks for checking out the video. Hope all is well with you
Looks great, I would have put my light switches by my doors though. Just a thought. I like your work and great ideas.
your battens on green wood are such a game changer. A heck of a lot cheaper and nearly just as beautifull as kiln dried shiplap. The perfect solution for freshly sawn 1" board and battens. I think ill go nail though. It won't hurt if the nail goes a little into the side of the groove already nailed if you miss a bit. Stay on the left of center of you gap. . Screws are very solid though!
Larry in Bear River Nova Scotia...
Awesome work allround. Just a note I see a battery on the slab, always been told that will discharge faster that way. Just put it up on a block of wood. Makes a big difference.
The battens look pretty. But the lazy me would have left the gap there to let some air in. You are such a perfectionist; even a storage shed looks so good.
I know what ya mean. I actually thought about leaving the boards as they were too but I am happy the battens got put up after all now.
@@sawingwithsandy Yes, the building looks proper now.
Looks great, from central Ohio USA
Thanks for sharing Sandy!
i love board and batten! looks very good, Nice job
At the top of your boards, the horizontal board is that a batten just like the verticals with a half inch gap too
I live in Quebec and I rebuilt the doors on a Garden tractor garage , the bolt locks I added a piece of steel round or square with three holes 2 to screw it to the floor and up above the other hole for the bolt action lock because the holes in the wood where not holding any more ...
Nice work Sandy.
Thanks Kevin!
That’s a hole lotta screwing going on!!! LOL looking 👍 👍👍👍👍
Good job Sandy
Thanks for sharing how you installed the battens. I will have to borrow that idea
Looking great, nice shed to keep the toys in
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills on building your shed.
I enjoyed the videos. Gave me some ideas on my next building. Especially since I just ordered a woodland mills hm126.
Great to hear that James!
Allo très beau batiment bien fait.
Merci pour la vidéo👍
Really nice job Sandy 💪💪💪
Thanks Marc!
Good day Sandy, quick question. You’ve been at this milling for a few years now and you are obviously doing everything as efficiently as possible but certainly not on overkill setting so my question is this. With all the tricks and tips for keeping milled lumber square and true have you noticed a trend of warping percentages?
It looks to me like most of your milled lumber gets used and so it seems that with the trees you use which I do believe is in the soft wood category seems to be pretty easy to predict as far as usable material. Thank you for your time, I know you’re busy.
Get a can of Thompson's Water Seal, clear. It will extend the life of the wood, especially at the bottom, for years.
Awesome job!
Good plan! Thanks for watching
Wow, all that shrinkage! BnB was a smart idea
Thanks Chet. Yeah sure will shrink up
Thats a really nice equipment shed and will keep your toys dry and in good condition for many years looks very good and even and that is an excellent tip on how to put up green lumber I know this works very well
Glad you like it
Thank you so much for making all these videos. Absolutely inspirational. You have given me confidence in the Woodland Mills HM130MAX. I have placed an order and just waiting for it to arrive. Thanks again and keep on milling friend.
Great to hear you’re be sawing logs before long. also glad you’re enjoying the channel.
Awesome video as usual Sandy. Very informative and very inspiring. Thank you sir.
Very good job on shed your thinking
Thanks Michel
Great job Sandy. I really like your explanation of installing the batten. Hope you don't mind me borrowing your ideas! I need to get a shed built for my HM126.
Glad you like the idea, always welcome!
Screws..excellent. We prefer their use for many projects too..
I agree. Allows for tight gaps for sure
Clever job there!
Nice looking siding Sandy. Think I'll spruce up an old shed the same way.
Sure makes me feel proud of the end result
Fantastic job Sandy, great channel, keep up the good work.
Thanks TJ!
Sandy,
I have been following you for some time- awesome videos! I have watched 100s of hours on YT and you are by far the most educational with information needed. Keep up the great work. I don't remember on any of your projects if you have stained any wood, if so, curious what you used and how long you waited before staining. Can't find much online about staining green wood.
So from down south- keep up your great work!
Jimmy
Looking good, nice building 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Man I tell you what that is a tip and a half bother! I am putting up pine board and batton right now outside and inside on my cabin I am about to run out of stuff I cut this time last year and it is bone dry, I was thinking man it will be next fall before I can finish my cabin.... well now it won’t woooohooooo!!!!!!!!
Looking good, I agree a job well done.
Right on, thanks!
sandy, very nicely refined....
Thanks Claus! Came together nicely!
Looks great! How often do you think you'll need to stain the wood to protect it? Or will you just leave it natural? - Chad
🙋 I It's very beautiful very nicely built very everything I do have one problem screws today today the screws just don't hold up they Rust out unless you use deck screws which still will I prefer using stainless or galvanized , I think stainless is the only way to go , cost a lot more but they'll last . all screws will rush out and you will be replacing them
Good points. These screws are built for outdoor applications to prevent the corrosion as you mentioned.
I saw an excellent video where a guy put peppermint oil in a spray bottle with water. He he sprayed his engine and wiring of vehicles in storage to deter rodent damage. He also did a test with sunflower seeds and a infrared camera worked liked a charm .
Thanks for that tip. I"ll have to try that out. It never fails that the critters get into everythign around here.
Sandy the bests jobs you do congratulations wonderful god’s blessed all times?nice house all beautiful inside house this is the quiet places 🧚🏿♂️🧚🏽😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Miguel
I love the snow this time of the year but by March I'll hate it.your shop looks better than mine.nice job on the dashed man.looks great.
I'm with ya on that one. right now I like it as well. Same way with me that I"ll resent it in a few months haha
@@sawingwithsandy should have said the shed not da shed.stupid smart phone.
Great video! I learned something today!
That looks great! So great that I’m going to reside one of my out buildings to have board and batten siding too.
Thanks! I like the look as well. Nice and clean looking
You understand the wisdom of installation that anticipates the shrinkage of the wood. So many do not. But I wonder why rather than nailing the boards at the edge you wouldn't put a nail in the center, allowing shrinkage toward the center. That way, the battens hold down the sides and there are effectively 3 fasteners at each horizontal nailer rather than 2. This would prevent cupping. Is it because your boards are quite narrow and cupping isn't an issue? I am about to use 1x8s as boards with 1x2 battens. I am worried that they could cup if I don't nail in the center.
The main reason was I didn’t want to have all the nails visible so decided on this nailing pattern
Looks great! Thanks for sharing the build!
Nice work man! I just got a Milwaukee 30 degree framing nailer battery operated and love it. Only con is it is heavy!
That sure would be a nice addition for me as well. Thanks for watching!
Awesome job!!
Nice job on the B&B, I noticed the two busted blades, wasn’t a good day on the sawmill. I scored a couple of dozen 2” Lenox blades from the local sawmill, my son is the head sawyer there, they are broken but brand new most don’t even need sharping. I’m going to silver solder them together, hoping to get a few rotations out of them.
keep me posted how that goes. As you know I end up busting a few blades from time to time and it hurts when they still could be used again
Hi Sandy!!😀😀
Well done my friend!!😀😀
It certainly turned out really nice. Just perfect for what you built it for!!
Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍
Logger Al
Thanks Al!
Greatings! I do understand the principals, but it's quite alot of work building that way. Lucky us who have torx-screws and impact drivers 😉. It's not that long ago when nobody would have used a scree where a nail was possible...
Great job 👏 👍 👌
Appreciate it
Thx for sharing
Looks great, well done.
Thanks Paul
That looks really good. Awesome job.
Thanks Rodney!
Looks great.
Nice shed John , bay center wa.
Thanks John. Appreciate that
That turned out great Sandy and Thanx for bringing us all along. Finished just in time too before the real stuff starts blowing in. Can't wait to see what's coming up next. Cheers~ Oh, before I go I noticed a flaw in this awesome video......No Sludge....What the heck is wrong with you? Are you sick, dimented, feeling lost and alone? LOL, just kidding. Take care~
Great job!
Thanks! Hope all is well with you
Great instructions 😀 👌
Thanks John
have you looked into making a solar kiln ? I feel like it would be beneficial .
It looked good without batons but looks awesome with👍
That's great! I agree. I thought it was good enough with the boards alone but am glad I finished it up right