We Fought Over The Shop Thermostat All Week. It Was A Real Heated Debate.
The first cold snap hits Mora and the Sherman shop splits into Furnace People and Window People. Glen tries diplomacy, donuts, and finally…
Sherman Stories
Customer builds, brand history, jokes, and the day-to-day culture of a family-owned Minnesota pole-barn builder since 1976.
I Hired A Skeleton For The Crew. He Didn't Have The Guts For Roofing.
Glen hires a plastic skeleton named Bones for Halloween week. He can't hold a hammer, but he turns out to be the best front-office greeter…
I Bought A Scarecrow For The Shop Yard. Turns Out He's Outstanding In His Field.
Glen brings home a scarecrow named Hank to scare off the shop-yard crows. The crows adopt him, the crew hires him, and Biscuit the dog…
I Wrote A Book About Post-Hole Augers. Critics Called It Boring.
Glen finally writes the great Minnesota auger novel. The crew reviews it over lunch. The verdict is a lot of words about a hole.
I Raked Up All The Leaves Yesterday. The Trees Took That As A Challenge.
Glen spends a whole Saturday raking the yard clean outside Mora. By Sunday morning, the maples and one stubborn oak have answered back.
I Lost My Tape Measure. It's A Long Story — About Twenty-Five Feet.
Glen loses his tape measure on a job site north of Mora, the whole crew joins the search, and the dog knows more than she's letting on.
I Backed The Trailer Up. The Trailer Had Other Ideas.
Forty feet. Straight line. Slight grade. Should have been ninety seconds. Was, precisely, twenty-two minutes.
I Told The Weatherman He Was Wrong. He Said It's Just A Front.
Glen calls the radio station on a bruised-purple August morning and gets defeated by a pun before his coffee cools.
I Told The Crew To Break For Lunch. They Broke Something Else Entirely.
Glen wanted a sandwich. The kid moved the auger. The tailgate lost.
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Pole Barn Garages in Minnesota: Sizing, Design, Code, and What to Get Right
Sizing, door heights, code, and design details that make a Minnesota pole barn garage work — from a Mora-based post-frame builder.
I Tried To Catch Some Fog Last Week. I Mist.
Glen loses a morning to Minnesota fog, finds forty minutes of accidental enlightenment on a tailgate, and comes out with a competent pun.
I Bought A Level At The Auction. Turns Out It Was Only Half Right.
Glen picks up a two-dollar level at an auction north of Mora, and it lies to him in exactly one direction.