The problem here is one many of us face: a workshop opening that needs some shade and cover, but the maker decided that buying a ready-made canopy or a shed was not the route to take. Instead, timbercomb built the whole thing by hand as a way to experiment and pick up new skills along the way.
The build is part two of a shed project, with the structure framed from dimensional lumber and plywood sheeting next to a residential patio. Two doors close off the opening, and they work quite differently. The left bay has an upward-folding canopy door held open by two scissor-style wooden struts, while the right door is hinged at the side and swings out on three surface-mounted metal hinges, with a plywood facing sheet over its frame.
What stands out is how much of the hardware is wood. Both frames come from 2x4 lumber joined with screws and nails, and thick wooden dowels act as pivot pins for the lifting door. Oversized holes in the shed's upper framing receive those dowels, and a drop-in dowel pin locks the bottom of the overhead door, with a hole bored straight through the frame and floor. The struts carry pivot dowels, retention blocks and latching notches, and the swinging door got angled corner braces before the plywood went on. I also love that the curved strut ends were traced from a 3.5-inch mason jar lid and cut on a jigsaw. A cordless circular saw, a Forstner bit and an air nail gun rounded out the tool work.
The maker is upfront that the doors give only minimal protection from the elements, and adjustments were needed during fitting. The finished shed is compared against the original schematic at the end.
Project by timbercomb. Watch it on their YouTube channel: