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New Blind
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07/27/20 02:37 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 393
Old Smuggler
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Got on a new place and needed a new blind. I really wanted one a could move by myself and that would not take a trailer to haul. Settled on a 5 x 5 and it comes apart into 6 pieces and I can haul it in the back of the truck. Bought new wood for the base and new 2x4's (split into 2x2's) for the frame but the panels are all reclaimed fence wood. Working on getting all the gaps filled but it already looks like is has been in place for years.
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Re: New Blind
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#7915257
07/27/20 09:42 PM
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notamtchance
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Nice looking blind. Those old wood fence panels make a great lookunf one when done right. My BIL made one out of some abiut 15 years ago and it still looks good.
If I'm not hunting something I must be dead.
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Re: New Blind
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#7915326
07/27/20 10:30 PM
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stxranchman
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Turned out really nice. What did you use for the flooring?
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Re: New Blind
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#7915340
07/27/20 10:40 PM
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Jimbo1
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Good looking blind. Great use of old fencing.
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Re: New Blind
[Re: Old Smuggler]
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07/28/20 01:50 AM
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Old Smuggler
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The base is all new so pressure treated 2x4's topped with 3/4 pressure treated plywood. On the look out for some old carpeting to lay down over it.
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Re: New Blind
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#7915728
07/28/20 05:49 AM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: New Blind
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07/28/20 07:12 AM
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notamtchance
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Go to a carpet store and ask what they do with their take out carpet. Most of the time it is in the dumpster out back.
If I'm not hunting something I must be dead.
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Re: New Blind
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#7915764
07/28/20 10:56 AM
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Creekrunner
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Great looking blind. Well done. I've got one old blind that I'm realizing can't have carpet or an office chair in it 'cause the pack rats love it too much. 'Previous owner/hunter's convoluted window design makes it virtually impossible to seal up.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: New Blind
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07/28/20 12:35 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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I recommend screwing in foam board to cover the gaps and make it much warmer when needed......
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Re: New Blind
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07/30/20 02:46 PM
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Biscuit
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Re: New Blind
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08/12/20 01:55 AM
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YellowDog
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Rap the inside with heavy black plastic cut down on cold drafts
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