Trophy/reloading/man cave build

[gearguywb]

We finally decided to have some work done to build out our under-garage walk out area.

The plan is to split off the reloading area, then build out the trophy room to have a comfortable "guy" place.

Flat screen on one wall, smoke eater installed with separate exterior air for cigar smoking, etc.

The walls will be corrugated metal approx 36" then sheets of "barn wood" above that. Ceiling will be painted black. Epoxy floor.

Below are some before and during work progress pics.

 

[rookhawk]

Looks great. I encourage you to look into inline fabrication quick release mounts for your presses. Buy extras to drill out for other reloading tools and a bench vise. You can then store all of the equipment on the ends and just drop them into place on the stations when you need them. (so you never run into space constraints and so you don't drill a million holes in your tables)

The other cool thing to do for space saving is to run recessed aluminum tracks in your tables. You can then clamp down things like priming devices or trimmers, slide them back and forth on the table, or remove them and put them under the tables for storage.

I realized that my workshop with three benches is not enough room. I wish I had more quick detach options because a 1.5 car garage space isn't enough room for all the gunsmithing, machining, and reloading things I need to do if I permanently affix every item.

 

[Rare Breed]

We finally decided to have some work done to build out our under-garage walk out area.

The plan is to split off the reloading area, then build out the trophy room to have a comfortable "guy" place.

Flat screen on one wall, smoke eater installed with separate exterior air for cigar smoking, etc.

The walls will be corrugated metal approx 36" then sheets of "barn wood" above that. Ceiling will be painted black. Epoxy floor.

Below are some before and during work progress pics.


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WOW!!! I am getting ready to change our enclosed screen porch into my new trophy room/office. I absolutely love what you are doing!!!! I am so looking forward to your completion with special attention to your strategy of placing both animals and Africa pictures. Not to high jack your thread but I am in a quandary about the best way to place animals, pictures and Africa furniture. A good example was I think @rookhawk had an outdoor safari set of furniture he sold…I am thinking I should somehow incorporate that idea into my new room. I would love to hear people’s thoughts, pictures and experiences!!!!

 

[rookhawk]

WOW!!! I am getting ready to change our enclosed screen porch into my new trophy room/office. I absolutely love what you are doing!!!! I am so looking forward to your completion with special attention to your strategy of placing both animals and Africa pictures. Not to high jack your thread but I am in a quandary about the best way to place animals, pictures and Africa furniture. A good example was I think @rookhawk had an outdoor safari set of furniture he sold…I am thinking I should somehow incorporate that idea into my new room. I would love to hear people’s thoughts, pictures and experiences!!!!

We didn't sell the safari furniture, we bought it for a fine gentleman on this forum that was downsizing. Campaign furniture is great for "the look" but they are not very comfortable for people over 6'2" or 225lbs, keep that in consideration. Leather chairs and sofas can be found on FB marketplace for pennies, Hide / Skin pillows and ottomans can be bought or made.

As to where and how to put trophies, my biggest regret is too much taxidermy and not enough walls. I highly recommend as many nicknacks as you can so you can enjoy more of your animals than your walls will allow. Chess piece pedestal amounts are great too, they work when you don't have wall space. Whenever I have a pedestal made, I pay extra to have additional flanges built into it invisibly so you can add a bushbuck and nyala at a later date to your existing kudu pedestal. (space saving)

Sorry for the threadjack to the OP, just sharing what I did since Rare Breed mentioned our safari "smoking room" by name. Apologies for the mess, we were selling some of our spare stuff on AH the day this pic was taken so it has more stuff in the room than usual.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

What's with the FBI mini silhouette targets on the door? An odd backstop.