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Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: February 1st, 2015, 7:38 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
This is before we removed the dead limbs. Were are going to rotate the stand about a foot or two forward on the stands left side looking towards plot.
. This is after the limbs are down. My boy is planting seedling pines to grow up and give us more camouflaging from the plot.
. Probably start taking the old stand apart next weekend. We also planted a couple hundred trees elsewhere on our property.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: February 14th, 2015, 8:02 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
My son and I got started with the demolition at lunch today.
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. We got it down in an hour and a half. So now we have a clean slate.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: February 14th, 2015, 11:31 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
My sons 1st deer shot from the stand when he was 8.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: February 15th, 2015, 5:49 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
Today our job was to get the new base up and painted.
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. This was by far the hardest part. My boy and I had to do some redneck Magiver-ing to get it up there. Once up it was smooth sailing.
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. It used to face down the left tree line. Now we shifted it right to look dead center if the plot.
. This pic shows how much we spun it in relation to the supports that attach to the original post.
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. Here's my boy and helper with our job well done.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: February 18th, 2015, 9:48 am
by Bonecracker
Wow, nice work guys!! No go make some new memories!!
Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 7th, 2015, 4:29 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
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. Got a little bit done on the walls this week. Can't wait to get it all done.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 8th, 2015, 12:42 pm
by zload
Thats a lot of CAT 5 cable for 1 deer stand
Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 8th, 2015, 12:46 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
zload wrote:Thats a lot of CAT 5 cable for 1 deer stand
It's for the intercom to the house.
Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 14th, 2015, 3:07 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
More progress on the stand today.
https://vimeo.com/122187334.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 14th, 2015, 3:22 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
One more. Got the back walls done.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 15th, 2015, 6:42 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
My boy and I were productive after church today.
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. Now I need to build the top and bottom front pieces, the door and the ladder. And it will be finished.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 16th, 2015, 8:55 am
by Tom Keels
You can save yourself some money/weight next time by using 2x2 as the wall skeleton. The plywood provides the structure. Use liquid nails to join them and it will be just as strong and half the weight.
Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 16th, 2015, 5:11 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
Tom Keels wrote:You can save yourself some money/weight next time by using 2x2 as the wall skeleton. The plywood provides the structure. Use liquid nails to join them and it will be just as strong and half the weight.
I did do that with some of the inside supports and used all weather wood glue. I just ripped 2x4's in half on the table saw.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 28th, 2015, 12:44 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
Getting closer to completing the stand rebuild. Got the two front pieces in and the two side windows.
. Really liking the new stand orientation. And the new views.
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. Now all that's left is the front swing up window, the door and the ladder.
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Re: Getting ready to redo the deer stand.
Posted: March 28th, 2015, 12:57 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
Before. . .
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