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Jah-army-glows-bright:
I'm not sure if this is the right place for my question, if not I will remove it.

I 20 acres of woods in washington parish louisiana.  Mostly pine, oak, and sweetgum but with some blackcherry, chinaberry, hickory, sumac, and random shrubs I haven't been able to identify thrown in for fun. I need to cut most of them down and I can't see letting it go to waste, so I'm wondering about "primative" techniques for building a small shed/workshop for drying/seasoning and my various woodworking hobbies. I have very limited tools, a chainsaw, a hatchet, a circular saw, a hand saw, a hammer, and a knife. I also have absolutely no money to put into this project, and limited time before what I think will be a very wet winter here in louisiana. Any advice?


I also need to build a coop for 100 chickens so any ideas for that would be appreciated as well.

TrevorM:
Do you have something to use as a foundation?

Jah-army-glows-bright:
Just log pilings. Most likely red oak.

half eye:
I've built many small log sheds of various types...try google-ing up "post and beam construction" you may be also interested in "piece-en-piece" a French Voyager method of building that does not require a lot of heavy lifting and no siding.

Hope that helps you some
rich

TrevorM:
My suggestion would be to wait until next year and save up a couple of hundred and do it properly. Get some concrete for a foundation, something like a Beam Machine Chainsaw Attachment to cut your wood, and plenty of help.

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