CLICKBANGBANG
AH veteran
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2016
- Messages
- 124
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- 185
- Location
- Northern CA
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- SCI. WSF. DU. NRA.
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- CA. OR. WY. NV. TX. ID.
After many months of construction on the farmhouse, I'm finally back at a few of my projects. Like this DG cartridge display. While the construction nearly cost my sanity and well-being, punching the numbers said it was cheaper and easier to keep the wife happy than to put off the work any longer.
I looked around high and low for a nice wood, but didn’t find anything that I really loved. Fancy woods can be purchased, but they have no story. During the remodel, I cut a door into the oldest section of the farmhouse. I thought the 112 year old wood would work for the shelves, so some of it was salvaged. The lumber for the old house was cut not far from here. They placed axels under the logs, and drug them here by mule team to a local sawmill on the river. Then the milled lumber was taken from the mill, by wagon, to the site of the farmhouse. The least I could do was reclaim some of it.
On to the fun part... I finally was able to acquire some elephant leather! I met a man through work and was able to tour his trophy room. Neadless to say, the Africa section was my favorite. He had finished his Big 5 with a bow (bow dart for rhino). I very much enjoyed the tour. I had mentioned I was looking for leather for this project and he turned around to dig on a shelf for a moment. He opened a box saying after everything he did with his two elephants (very nice tuskers), these pieces were all that was left. And that I should have it. I only asked if he was sure about giving me them once... Because I didn’t want to give him another opportunities to change his mind.
So that’s the update. The project moves onward! Thanks to all that have helped thus far. We are one humble step closer to having a proper Dangerous Game cartridge display hung up. Next is to get out the belt sander and chop saw to work on the wood. And stretch the leather over what will be the backdrop.
Back patio concrete color is a graphite/ blackish grey. The color of the leather is a natural grey. 400 H&H for size comparison.
Special thanks to @Pheroze for the 400 H&H Magnum! It has arrived and will have a place to rest between a 375 and 458 soon enough.
Shown with the largest piece of leather and a very interesting piece with a very tight pattern to it.
I looked around high and low for a nice wood, but didn’t find anything that I really loved. Fancy woods can be purchased, but they have no story. During the remodel, I cut a door into the oldest section of the farmhouse. I thought the 112 year old wood would work for the shelves, so some of it was salvaged. The lumber for the old house was cut not far from here. They placed axels under the logs, and drug them here by mule team to a local sawmill on the river. Then the milled lumber was taken from the mill, by wagon, to the site of the farmhouse. The least I could do was reclaim some of it.
On to the fun part... I finally was able to acquire some elephant leather! I met a man through work and was able to tour his trophy room. Neadless to say, the Africa section was my favorite. He had finished his Big 5 with a bow (bow dart for rhino). I very much enjoyed the tour. I had mentioned I was looking for leather for this project and he turned around to dig on a shelf for a moment. He opened a box saying after everything he did with his two elephants (very nice tuskers), these pieces were all that was left. And that I should have it. I only asked if he was sure about giving me them once... Because I didn’t want to give him another opportunities to change his mind.
So that’s the update. The project moves onward! Thanks to all that have helped thus far. We are one humble step closer to having a proper Dangerous Game cartridge display hung up. Next is to get out the belt sander and chop saw to work on the wood. And stretch the leather over what will be the backdrop.
Back patio concrete color is a graphite/ blackish grey. The color of the leather is a natural grey. 400 H&H for size comparison.
Special thanks to @Pheroze for the 400 H&H Magnum! It has arrived and will have a place to rest between a 375 and 458 soon enough.
Shown with the largest piece of leather and a very interesting piece with a very tight pattern to it.
