singleshot1
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To combat some of the cabin fever between hunting seasons i decided to try and build a pedestal for a strutting turkey i have since i felt the cheap piece of foam he was mounted to wasn't doing him any justice.
I decided since i had a pile of barn boards laying around from the barn i removed from my property that i would try using them. The toughest part was finding usable lengths of wood to work with and removing all the nails.
I picked an octagon shape which i cut two shapes out of plywood for a template to nail to. Then cut the pieces to length (i decided 27" was a nice height) and assembled it.
Had to add a little spacer between the base and turkey otherwise his wings hit the outer trim.
I had ordered some material online to create a base that somewhat resembled the ground where i had shot him.
I picked up some rubber wheels for the bottom so that it could be easily moved around if needed and installed them. Then i finally attached the turkey and put the finishing touches on it.
I think it turned out ok for my first attempt. I think i might make a couple more for the day when i complete the Grand Slam and have them all together
I decided since i had a pile of barn boards laying around from the barn i removed from my property that i would try using them. The toughest part was finding usable lengths of wood to work with and removing all the nails.
I picked an octagon shape which i cut two shapes out of plywood for a template to nail to. Then cut the pieces to length (i decided 27" was a nice height) and assembled it.
Had to add a little spacer between the base and turkey otherwise his wings hit the outer trim.
I had ordered some material online to create a base that somewhat resembled the ground where i had shot him.
I picked up some rubber wheels for the bottom so that it could be easily moved around if needed and installed them. Then i finally attached the turkey and put the finishing touches on it.
I think it turned out ok for my first attempt. I think i might make a couple more for the day when i complete the Grand Slam and have them all together