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After shooting this morning I started reorganizing stuff in the man cave but soon decided it was too nice out to waste the day inside. The Kid had another graduation party to attend so I asked my daughter if she was interested in helping me work on the shack. She agreed so we loaded up some tools and what little scrap lumber I have left and headed back up.
The shack held up good over the winter. The only issue was at some point an outer window pane of the repurposed widow I used broke. Most likely something shifted and I had it nailed in too tight but maybe a bird or something hit it. I’d spay painted the glass and had a burlap cover on the inside to prevent that but who knows. The only other issue we’d had was deer cruising behind it with no shooting window out of the back.
First thing we did was to pull a couple of the boards off the back and cut them down to make an opening. Then we framed it out to allow a piece of plywood to be slid up and down for just enough room to watch and shoot out of.
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Next we dove into the bigger project. I pulled the boards off so we could remove the broken window then started piecing in what materials I had left. Unfortunately the three longer sections of deck boards I had left were a hair short to tack in even with the others but they were long enough to reach side to side. The one piece of plywood I had was smaller than the broken window so I had to frame out the sides of the opening with a piece of 2x4 and a 2x6 to patch it in. Problem was with the materials I had left there wasn’t a good way to hold the plywood in where it wouldn’t slide out of the bottom. The answer to that was to simply attach a couple of 2x2’s over the outside. It actually works quite well despite how it looks. It it’s not fixed, it slides up and down as well.
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The remainder of my lumber supply fits in the back of the buggy. Most isn’t worth reusing for anything at this point.
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I’ll add grab handles to the plywood windows to aid in raising them, other than that there’s not much left to redesign. I’d tacked up some cardboard on the inside back wall to cut down on light getting in and to help stop drafts but my father in law has offered to give me a few rolls of tar paper he has kicking around. I think I’ll staple it inside between the studs on all four walls then wad cardboard in behind as well.
The last thing will be to get some sealer on the outside. I’d picked up a gallon of Cabot stain from Lowes a couple years ago for $9, one of the mistinted mistakes they discount. It’s natural wood color so should blend in ok.
Found out in a letter today that the Kid has to move in to college on August 22’nd. A couple days sooner than we expected. Five weeks…….
The shack held up good over the winter. The only issue was at some point an outer window pane of the repurposed widow I used broke. Most likely something shifted and I had it nailed in too tight but maybe a bird or something hit it. I’d spay painted the glass and had a burlap cover on the inside to prevent that but who knows. The only other issue we’d had was deer cruising behind it with no shooting window out of the back.
First thing we did was to pull a couple of the boards off the back and cut them down to make an opening. Then we framed it out to allow a piece of plywood to be slid up and down for just enough room to watch and shoot out of.
52A428EB-6CAF-4BB0-8BF9-6F3D2206F3FB.jpg
Next we dove into the bigger project. I pulled the boards off so we could remove the broken window then started piecing in what materials I had left. Unfortunately the three longer sections of deck boards I had left were a hair short to tack in even with the others but they were long enough to reach side to side. The one piece of plywood I had was smaller than the broken window so I had to frame out the sides of the opening with a piece of 2x4 and a 2x6 to patch it in. Problem was with the materials I had left there wasn’t a good way to hold the plywood in where it wouldn’t slide out of the bottom. The answer to that was to simply attach a couple of 2x2’s over the outside. It actually works quite well despite how it looks. It it’s not fixed, it slides up and down as well.
CBBAF9A4-CE9F-4E76-9EA6-DB2426A89BE5.jpg
The remainder of my lumber supply fits in the back of the buggy. Most isn’t worth reusing for anything at this point.
924C0224-6155-48D1-B881-61C6CC9922B2.jpg
I’ll add grab handles to the plywood windows to aid in raising them, other than that there’s not much left to redesign. I’d tacked up some cardboard on the inside back wall to cut down on light getting in and to help stop drafts but my father in law has offered to give me a few rolls of tar paper he has kicking around. I think I’ll staple it inside between the studs on all four walls then wad cardboard in behind as well.
The last thing will be to get some sealer on the outside. I’d picked up a gallon of Cabot stain from Lowes a couple years ago for $9, one of the mistinted mistakes they discount. It’s natural wood color so should blend in ok.
Found out in a letter today that the Kid has to move in to college on August 22’nd. A couple days sooner than we expected. Five weeks…….
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