Trophy room started

[rinehart0050]

Looks great! Really enjoying seeing the room progress

 

[Ridgewalker]

Ugh! I just had an attack of jealousy! That’s going to be great! I really like the euros on the shield! Excellent idea! Oh and the barn doors are very handsome!

 

[Tra3]

Very nice!

 

[AZDAVE]

@Ridgewalker The barn doors are built from the beetle kill pine that I picked up the last time I was in Colorado. I am planning on building a pedestal for my wife's Black wildebeest coming in from last years safari from the same wood.

 

[Ridgewalker]

@Ridgewalker The barn doors are built from the beetle kill pine that I picked up the last time I was in Colorado. I am planning on building a pedestal for my wife's Black wildebeest coming in from last years safari from the same wood.

A pedestal out of that is going to be beautiful! Sad about all the trees being killed by beetles, but the wood from it is really nice!

 

[Philip Glass]

Awesome, any way to pour a vault for a walk in gun safe? I put one in our retirement home, best design feature in the house!

That’s my next plan. Add on to the trophy room and add a vault. Just takes $$$
Best idea though.

 

[Philip Glass]

Make sure everything has 3/4” plywood behind it. I missed this step in my lodge and it makes hanging heads difficult.

 

[AZDAVE]

@Philip Glass I put the OSB that is made to hold screw well, behind the dry wall, based on many comments I read on others who built trophy rooms. and it is working like a champ.

 

[CAustin]

@Philip Glass I put the OSB that is made to hold screw well, behind the dry wall, based on many comments I read on others who built trophy rooms. and it is working like a champ.

Smart move!

 

[ActionBob]

Loving it all Dave! Did you build that wildebeest pedestal yourself? I have a stash of that old grey barn wood with varying amounts of red paint still showing, just waiting for the right project

 

[steve ahrenberg]

Hi Dave,

What part of the valley are you in?

Steve

 

[AZDAVE]

@ActionBob yes i built the pedestal for the wildebeest and the Sable.. Planning on building a double pedestal for the Roan and waterbuck coming soon, and another for my wife's black wildebeest.
@steve ahrenberg I am down south close to Tombstone.

 

[Philip Glass]

@Philip Glass I put the OSB that is made to hold screw well, behind the dry wall, based on many comments I read on others who built trophy rooms. and it is working like a champ.

Sounds good. Like to near how you like it

 

[jeff]

Very nice! love the doors! That shield euro mount is awesome.

 

[buckmarkhunter]

Looks great, nice addition

 

[meigsbucks]

AZDAVE, I’m jealous! Looks beautiful.

 

[AZDAVE]

@Philip Glass I read all the reviews of people that had built trophy rooms and talked with my contractor about 3/4 in plywood and he said that the OSB would hold everything I planned on putting up on the walls (He did say that is it was a shoulder mounted elephant I might want to make sure I also hit a stud) plus the OSB will save $$$. I have really enjoyed just putting in a screw and hanging the mounts. Right now the heaviest I have hung is a cape buff European mount and once I put it up I pulled down with about 50Lbs of force to make sure and no issues. Will be glad when last years taxidermy is complete and shipped here. So I would recommend that route.

 

[AB2506]

Congrats on the room.

I don't think I would have bothered with the window between the kitchen and trophy room. The antis can still see the trophies.

 

[kevin masters]

Very nice room and very nice trophies!!! I really like the wood and the doors!!

 

[AZDAVE]

We got an early Christmas present of our trophy's from last year being delivered last Thursday. Yesterday we put up the new mounts. I now need to get busy building a couple different pedestals, (A double for the Roan and waterbuck, one for the 3 springbuck, and one for the Black wildebeest) in addition end table and coffee table to go with the chairs ordered for the room. Didn't get a pic of the crate with my wife's croc in it.