Tounge and groove

[johnnyblues]

Gents, I’ve always heard that was the best to hand hunting trophies to, is this correct ? If so what would you use as far as a bolt for say a moose?

 

[Doug3006]

For something as large as a moose shoulder mount, I’d use a lag bolt screwed into a stud. I would not rely on any fastener screwed into the wallboard, regardless of its composition.

 

[Altitude sickness]

My two Alaska Moose hang on lag bolts into a stud

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Gents, I’ve always heard that was the best to hand hunting trophies to, is this correct ? If so what would you use as far as a bolt for say a moose?

I have dry wall and no moose, but I do have a cape buffalo and a kudu hanging. A quarter inch by three inch (1/4x3") lag screw in a stud has held them securely for thirty years in this house and five years in my last house.

 

[johnnyblues]

For something as large as a moose shoulder mount, I’d use a lag bolt screwed into a stud. I would not rely on any fastener screwed into the wallboard, regardless of its composition.

Yes I have a moose hung that way but my question is if using tounge and groove will that material be the best?

 

[RR 314]

Yes I have a moose hung that way but my question is if using tounge and groove will that material be the best?

Given something as heavy as you are hanging, I would treat that tongue and groove as I would sheetrock. Make sure you hit a stud. Some tongue and groove milled for indoor application is significantly thinner than exterior siding. If it is a soft wood, such as pine, I certainly would treat it as nothing more than sheetrock and use a lag bolt into a stud.

 

[JimP]

With tongue and groove wood it is going to depend a lot on how thick it is and how it is connected to the wall. If it is glued down to drywall it might hold a large head if the wood is at least 1/4" thick. But if it is just ran across the studs I would want a stud behind it to get a solid anchor. Smart people who are building a trophy wall will place 3/4" plywood on the wall before any decorative wood or drywall over the top of it. My trophy wall consist of 1x6x 3/4 planks that I had on hand with 1/2" drywall over the planks.

 

[johnnyblues]

With tongue and groove wood it is going to depend a lot on how thick it is and how it is connected to the wall. If it is glued down to drywall it might hold a large head if the wood is at least 1/4" thick. But if it is just ran across the studs I would want a stud behind it to get a solid anchor. Smart people who are building a trophy wall will place 3/4" plywood on the wall before any decorative wood or drywall over the top of it. My trophy wall consist of 1x6x 3/4 planks that I had on hand with 1/2" drywall over the planks.

Got it. 3/4 inch plywood under tongue and groove is the best bet.

 

[K-man]

My trophy room is only 3/4 inch cedar tongue and groove over the frame. All my mounts of all weights hang just fine, but of course the key is how the wood is fastened to the frame.

 

[Moe324]

I have 3/4" barnwood over top 1/2" plywood. I glued and nailed the barnwood to the plywood. Plywood is nailed to studs. So far no problems just using screws anywhere. And hanging off the. Look at my posts and you will see it.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

If it is light pine tongue and groove, back it with sheets of 1/4" plywood, the Asian bamboo stuff. Besides being very cheap, the stuff is very tough. I used barnboard in my trophy room backed with that plywood against the sheetrock. The barnboard is quite weathered and can be soft. Screws go through the barnboard into the tough plywood. I have some very heavy trophies hanging in there. Barnboard is great because you can stick a screw or nail anywhere and pull it out with no worries. No noticeable booger is visible because the stuff is full of boogers. 3/4" plywood is kinda overkill and VERY expensive these days.

 

[ActionBob]

Got it. 3/4 inch plywood under tongue and groove is the best bet.

Is it 3/4" tongue and groove? Or 2.5"? Or that flimsy decorative stuff like they use to lone Closets? Is it full of knots or not? What is the stud spacing behind it? What size boards?

If it's good solid quality tongue and groove at least 3/4" thick on reasonably close stud spacing, putting it over 3/4" plywood is a lot of overkill.

 

[Moe324]

If it is light pine tongue and groove, back it with sheets of 1/4" plywood, the Asian bamboo stuff. Besides being very cheap, the stuff is very tough. I used barnboard in my trophy room backed with that plywood against the sheetrock. The barnboard is quite weathered and can be soft. Screws go through the barnboard into the tough plywood. I have some very heavy trophies hanging in there. Barnboard is great because you can stick a screw or nail anywhere and pull it out with no worries. No noticeable booger is visible because the stuff is full of boogers. 3/4" plywood is kinda overkill and VERY expensive these days.
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Exactly why I went with barnwood too.

 

[fourfive8]

Large, shoulder mount animals require substantial “structural” strength for secure mounting. Force is both “downward” and “outward”. The outward force can be significant. No matter the interior wall material/treatment, better to be safe than sorry. As has been posted, lag screw into stud is best. Pre-drlll for best outcome.

 

[Philip Glass]

Yes I have a moose hung that way but my question is if using tounge and groove will that material be the best?

It should be good and look nice.