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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: deerhunter_98520 on March 18, 2019, 04:14:03 PM

Title: Folding shooting bench? Updated finished bench
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 18, 2019, 04:14:03 PM: Anyone ever make their own folding shooting bench....lookin for ideas before i decide to just buy one...I prefer to make my own
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: Rainier10 on March 18, 2019, 04:45:06 PM: Good info here.

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,192354.0.html
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 18, 2019, 07:25:08 PM: I guess I should have tried the search button first :chuckle: thanks :tup:
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: Rainier10 on March 18, 2019, 08:53:13 PM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on March 18, 2019, 07:25:08 PM
I guess I should have tried the search button first :chuckle: thanks :tup:
I have troubles getting the search to work for me I had that thread bookmarked so I could build one.
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 19, 2019, 04:26:53 PM: Nice, my only problem is no wleder...I'll have to look around and see if anyone makes them
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: Rainier10 on March 19, 2019, 07:31:09 PM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on March 19, 2019, 04:26:53 PM
Nice, my only problem is no wleder...I'll have to look around and see if anyone makes them
im sure that a local muffler/exhaust shop would be able to weld the pieces for you.
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 19, 2019, 09:22:32 PM: If I come up with enough reasons I can justify buying a new welder :chuckle:
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: N7XW on March 20, 2019, 03:41:52 PM: Let me know if this works out and if you want to make a second one to sell. I may be interested!
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 22, 2019, 04:18:11 PM: Will do :tup:

Found these on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Shooting-Bench-Leg-Brackets-Build-Your-Shooting-Bench/223436747919?hash=item3405de348f:g:DycAAOSwXOhaWoBI
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: Rainier10 on March 22, 2019, 08:55:23 PM: There you go. :tup:
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: KFhunter on March 22, 2019, 09:11:33 PM: I got this one out of north 40

(https://north40.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/e/westfield_portable_shooting_bench_773555_a.jpg)

it seems OK

folds up
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 23, 2019, 02:31:09 PM: That looks pretty nice too,is it pretty sturdy?
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench? Updated finished bench
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 30, 2019, 08:39:08 AM: Finished product....used an old ceder burl my grandma had in her garage for probably 50+ years, been trying to think of something to do with it since she passed, somthing I'll use all the time and this fit the bill perfect...couldn't be happier, thanks for the tips on the bench guys :tup:

(https://i.imgur.com/hvRBnN8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bM12OTt.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/gOQk6DW.jpg)
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench? Updated finished bench
Post by: Rainier10 on March 30, 2019, 08:41:18 AM: :yike: :yike: :drool: :drool: :tup:
That thing is amazing looking buddy. Really nice.
Title: Re: Folding shooting bench? Updated finished bench
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on March 30, 2019, 08:45:25 AM: Thanks, I was a little worried about screwing it up, it was the only burl I had left but I'm happy with the outcome