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New Texas Cedar Blind #6217765 03/10/16 05:37 PM
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I recently purchased a 4x6 box blind from Brad at Texas Cedar Blinds

See below THF post.

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I increased the leg elevation from 4’ to 6’, added a cedar shelf across the front window, added treated plywood roof underlay, sealed the cedar exterior, and added a keyed entry handle.

I made the drive from Austin to Sealy to pick it up last week on Friday. When I arrived, Brad had the walls and roof on a 4ft platform. He took me through the standup and takedown of the frame, door, windows, and elevation legs. He provided wood screws, bits, and holes were predrilled. It was an excellent overview of the standup.

We then proceeded to load the parts on my F250 short bed and I headed back Austin where one of my hunting buds joined me. We left for my San Saba lease to put the box together Saturday morning.

I ran into a couple of cockpit errors but all proceeded as Brad had instructed the day before. I had trouble with the roof but after a while realized I needed to loosen up the 4 walls in order to drop the roof in its place for proper securing. I setup the box on a 40 acre food plot with a heavy a tree line.

Box looks great, is very stable, and the cedar smells good!

Thanks Brad!



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Looks really good. Since you sealed the exterior, are you going to try to keep the cedar color or let it grey naturally with the weather? How heavy is the blind itself?

Re: New Texas Cedar Blind [Re: DrifterAT] #6217838 03/10/16 06:31 PM
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I like the cedar natural color so hope the sealant will retain the color much longer. I'll watch for fading and maybe do another sealant coat down the road. No idea how heavy the blind is but it takes two men to get each wall up the platform.

Perhaps Brad can provide a weight estimate.

Re: New Texas Cedar Blind [Re: DrifterAT] #6219382 03/11/16 04:38 PM
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Very nice!


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Sharp looking blind, and I sure wouldn't be opposed to smelling cedar all day up


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Re: New Texas Cedar Blind [Re: DrifterAT] #6220673 03/12/16 03:49 PM
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That's a great looking blind.


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does it attract bees and wasps? I can't keep them away from the blind I made out of particleboard

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I'll let you know about wasps and bees as the temperature increases. I have two plywood blinds I can compare with.

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Been thinking of getting a couple....what was your final cost?


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Re: New Texas Cedar Blind [Re: DrifterAT] #6232913 03/22/16 08:49 PM
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Re: New Texas Cedar Blind [Re: DrifterAT] #6239057 03/28/16 04:43 PM
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Thanks for posting the pics. The blind looks great.

I still have one more at a sale price of $950. 6x4 on a 4' tower.

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Can you do these cedar blinds with vertical windows for bow?


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Very cool

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