roymunson
5 year old buck +
Last saturday we had the labor force out in force. We had 2 blinds to put up, so we decided to get after it.
The fellas I hunt with are woodworkers by trade, so they know the math on a 6 sided blind. Everything was put together at the shop before we went down, so all we had to do was put things together.
Started about 6:30 AM
Turn the floor upside down and put 4 4x4s on. I got 8' sticks, but we had to trim a couple down to accomodate uneven ground.
Screws and a couple 3 1/2" lags in to hold the legs up. Then 1x3s for cross bracing.
After that we went full "barn raising" on it and flipped it over to make it stand upright. So we had a platform on stilts.
2 men on the platform and we started handing sides up to them. Screw the walls to the platform and to each other. Just before we sent up the last panel, we hand the roof up.
The roof is 6 sided and covered in canvas with a 2x4 ring around it that'll fit snug outside of the walls.
While the walls are being attached, the ladder gets put together with 2 bys and 1x3s
The fellas I hunt with are woodworkers by trade, so they know the math on a 6 sided blind. Everything was put together at the shop before we went down, so all we had to do was put things together.
Started about 6:30 AM
Turn the floor upside down and put 4 4x4s on. I got 8' sticks, but we had to trim a couple down to accomodate uneven ground.
Screws and a couple 3 1/2" lags in to hold the legs up. Then 1x3s for cross bracing.
After that we went full "barn raising" on it and flipped it over to make it stand upright. So we had a platform on stilts.
2 men on the platform and we started handing sides up to them. Screw the walls to the platform and to each other. Just before we sent up the last panel, we hand the roof up.
The roof is 6 sided and covered in canvas with a 2x4 ring around it that'll fit snug outside of the walls.
While the walls are being attached, the ladder gets put together with 2 bys and 1x3s