Building An A Frame Blind

Next attach one of the sheets of plywood as the floor by screwing it on the base.

Building an a frame blind.

They are handy mobile and well worth the effort. Two 10 long 2x2 run under six bucks. Let s talk about the good ol a frame architecture. Cut poultry netting to desired length.

Stand this wall up carefully and attach it to the first wall with wire and horizontal supports. These will become the sides or walls of your blind. As i have done over the last few years i build a couple of light weight a frames during the off season for a fraction of the cost of a commercial option. These triangle shaped structures were popular in the 1950 s through the 70 s.

To attach the blind frame to the platform cut two 2 inch by 4 inch by 8 foot boards to 78 inches in length for the high side of the blind and cut two boards to 75 inches for the low side. After attaching the back wall cut some smaller saplings in rough lengths a few inches longer than the width of your blind and add them as horizontal runners on each side of the blind. Use a post driver to. Construct a base using the 2x4s cut to be 4 feet by 8 feet then attach the 1x2 support lumber to steady the structure.

This enables water to flow off of the roof. Gather you stubble and make sure you have plenty of it. You might even remember visiting your grandparents a frame home as a kid in all it s wood paneled glory. Using a framing square and long level make sure each corner is vertical.

Lay one half of poultry netting flat on the ground. This will frame an entrance to the blind. This seems to. Use 2x4s to start building the frame ensuring the back slopes downward toward the front of the blind.

Repeat that step driving the remaining t posts into the. Spread a thin layer of stubble across netting. To make the next steps a little easier set up the blind panels just like you would in the field. Click the link for our duck blind blueprints for this blind to see the specific measurements and pieces we used.

When it comes to building a duck blind there are so many different routes you can go. Do you put in the time and money to put in an in ground pit blind is the water big enough to warrant a boat blind are you hunting a field so a simple layout blind will do the trick. Well after a stint on the outdated list a frames are. I frame the blind with 2x2 s at 5 long.

I cut mine in half to. A single cattle panel from your local farm supply store is big enough to provide concealment for two or three hunters.