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Permalink Reply by jawbone on October 30, 2014 at 3:35am

So does this mean that the rain will get in and the cows will get out ???!!!!???

Most barn siding up here is hemlock and it can be splintery - I just put on a couple of coats of matte finish varathane. I would have preferred not to but... the weathered oak was fine unfinished.

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Permalink Reply by Brown Water Jerry (Rice) on October 30, 2014 at 4:04am

If I use barn wood for the back will the roofing work for the top kinda like a license plate?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on October 30, 2014 at 4:31am

This front was salvaged from an old hot water cylinder

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on October 30, 2014 at 5:44am

No reason it wouldn't work - may involve a bit more fiddling around to accommodate the ribs, etc. - I think it would look pretty cool.
Post a pic or two.

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