[Footnote 1:  By Mr. Hubert Burgess. ]

Dimensions and General Arrangements.—­The shed is 8 feet long over all, 5 feet 6 inches high in front, 5 feet high at the back, 3 feet deep over all, under the roof, which projects 3 inches fore and aft, and 2 inches at each end.  It consists of seven parts:  two sides, roof, back, front frame and doors, and a bottom in two sections.

The reader should examine the diagrams (Figs. 16 to 24) to get a clear understanding of the disposal of the parts at the corners.  Fig. 16 makes it plain that the frames of the back and front overlap the frames of the sides, to which they are bolted; and that the covering of the back overlaps the covering of the sides, which in turn overlaps the front frame.

All corner joints are halved.  In order to allow the doors to lie flush with the front of the doorframe uprights, the last must project the thickness of the door boards beyond the frame longitudinals; and to bring the front uprights of the sides up against the uprights of the door frame, the longitudinals are notched, as shown (Fig. 16), to the depth of the set-back for the doors.

Materials.—­The question of cost and the question of materials cannot be separated.  A shed even of the dimensions given consumes a lot of wood, and the last, that it may withstand our variable and treacherous climate for a good number of years, should, as regards those parts directly exposed to the weather, be of good quality.  Yellow deal may be selected for the boards; pitch pine is better, but it costs considerably more.  For the frames and non-exposed parts generally ordinary white deal will suffice.

[Illustration:  Fig. 17.-Types of match boarding:  (a) square joint; (b) double.-V; (c) single-V.]

The scale drawings are based on the assumption that matching of one of the forms shown in Fig. 17, and measuring 4 inches (actual) across, exclusive of the tongue, and 5/8 inch (actual) thick, is used.

As advised in the case of the carpenter’s bench, (p. 15) the prospective constructor should let the wood merchant have the specifications, so that he may provide the material in the most economical lengths.  The following is a rough estimate of the wood required, allowing a sufficient margin for waste: 

4-1/2 (over tongue) by 5/8 inch (actual) yellow match boarding for sides, roof, back, and doors: 

1-1/2 squares = 150 sq. feet. = 450 feet run.  White 4-1/2 by 3/4 inch square-shouldered flooring:  1/4 square = 25 sq. feet. = 75 feet run. 3 by 1-1/2 inch battens = 88 feet run. 4 by 1-1/2 inch battens = 26 feet run. 3 by 2 inch battens = 27 feet run. 5 by 1-1/2 inch battens = 8 feet run. 2 by 1-1/2 inch battens = 21 feet run.

There will also be required: 
Twelve 6-inch bolts and nuts. 
Two pairs 18-inch cross-garnet hinges. 
Two door bolts. 
One lock (a good one). 
Four yards of roofing felt. 
Two gallons of stoprot. 
Three lbs. wire-nails
A few dozen 3-inch and I-1/2-inch screws.