An Australian Hay Shed

A shed is generally a modest structure, usually constructed of wood (hence the name woodshed) in a back garden or on an allotment, used for storage and as a workshop. The more elaboate models are often as a retreat in which to relax and pursue hobbies, especially gardening and light engineering, but then one rather calls them summer house. Hay shed File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hay shed File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is an organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England. ... A typical allotment plot, Essex, United Kingdom, an allotment is a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government or independent allotment associations, for individuals to grow their own food. ... A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. ... Gardening is an activity—the art and craft of growing plants—with a goal of creating a beautiful environment. ...

Sheds are often highly individual and personalized, and the larger shed will be made comfortable by adapting worn out furniture. Along with tools and equipment, they generally house a cornucopia of items unwanted in the house that might, one day, prove useful. A small shed used primarily for the storage of tools is referred to as a toolshed, which may maximize the space for storing such implements through a system of shelves and hooks. See also list of house types. ...

A popular style for smaller storage sheds have a gambrel style roof, which resemble a dutch-style barn, and the high sloping roof line increases storage space in the 'loft'.

• In Australia and, particularly, New Zealand a shed is also any building, of any construction or size, that is not a residence and that may be open at the ends or sides, or both.

• The woodshed treatment is an expression for a rather severe beating, such as a bare-arse paddling or switching, as rural fathers sometimes gave a very naughty boy in the shed, often over a work bench or so - it's no sight for other family members and so his hollering is muffled.

The expression has stuck, even in an urban context, as in BDSM or for painfull hazing as demonstrated [[1]]. The Glenbrook North High School hazing incident concerned many people worldwide Hazing is often ritualistic harassment, abuse, or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...

References

• Gordon Thorburn, Men and Sheds, ISBN 1843303299

External links

• Usenet newsgroup: news://uk.rec.sheds

• www.readersheds.co.uk Share your shed and view other sheddie's sheds.