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 My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/14/14 01:33 AM
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Chris & Zale
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Hey Guys We needed a better shooting bench rest at the deer lease - in place of the big wire spool we were using - which was anything but steady... So my son Zale and I built one for left and right handed shooters out of pressure treated lumber - it's now heavy and steady... I am worried about wasps building nests up under it - anybody know if the "paint the underside blue" to keep wasp away is effective... Here it is: front top is 33'x33' - total front to back 52" - back arm rest 11" wide - height 33" - seat 42" wide Made a little short in height for the younger shooters.... Total about $60-$70 in lumber and a can of wasp spray - LOL  [img][/img]       
Last edited by Chris & Zale; 07/14/14 01:34 AM.
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
[Re: Chris & Zale]
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07/14/14 02:18 AM
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Txkiller
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
[Re: Chris & Zale]
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07/14/14 03:22 AM
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
[Re: Chris & Zale]
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07/14/14 07:57 PM
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colt45-90
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give that a good coat of Thompson's water seal, it will make a difference in the long haul, even though its treated, all the treated stuff I have bought is pretty bad, when it dry's out it splits ect.
Last edited by colt45; 07/14/14 07:58 PM.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
[Re: Chris & Zale]
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07/14/14 08:19 PM
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redchevy
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Nice job!
I like that 99 also
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 12:59 AM
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
[Re: Chris & Zale]
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07/15/14 02:08 AM
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Chris & Zale
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ok - thats a great idea - to use some water seal - thanks
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 02:25 AM
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You Sir got it going on! Great job getting your boy in on it too, making memories and teaching valuable skills, can't beat it.
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 03:18 AM
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 03:41 AM
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You Sir got it going on! Great job getting your boy in on it too, making memories and teaching valuable skills, can't beat it.  Looks really good. Walter
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 10:43 AM
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Nice bench. 
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 12:35 PM
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Nice bench. x2
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 02:08 PM
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You might want to set up some cinder blocks and store it upside down when not in use. Might not prevent wasp nests, but you'll sure be able to spot them a lot easier if they build a nest in some of those spaces.
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 03:56 PM
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jeh7mmmag
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Great job on getting the young involved. Great looking bench.
�Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/15/14 04:17 PM
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You got a router in the garage? May be a good idea to knock the corners off but otherwise that's one good looking bench sir!
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Re: My Homebuilt Shooters Bench
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07/16/14 03:15 AM
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Don't know about the "painting it blue" trick, but you could always just close up all those open spaces...won't be able to build much if there are no placesto
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