Zach Houvener
Active member
Ever since I saw the picture that Steve posted about Dave Hagerbaumers gunning box I knew that I wanted to make one. My woodworking skills are average at best, and the tools I have available to me are even worse, that said, I love everything about "traditional" waterfowling as so much of you guys and gals on this site love as well. I'd been searching for close to a month trying to find some redwood or other wood that I could use but ended up just getting pine to save a little money (textbooks are expensive!!), wish I used something else but it will have to do.
I wanted to add a little of my own flair to the box and not copy dave to the T, so I did "flying" black brant for the relief carving. I also did the box to my own dimensions and needs. It holds 25 3" shells instead of 50, but the compartment to the left holds another 2 boxes if I want. My camera will go in the box in front of the shells. The interior lid is about 2" and will hold licenses, sandwich, gloves, etc...Overall dimensions are about 14"x12"x5.5" with the top and bottom being different thickness' I used nothing more then a knife, gouge, bandsaw, and sandpaper to shape it.
It isnt the latest gor-tex, ultralight weight, waterproof blind bag, but it will be the perfect compliment when I hunt out of my sneakbox, over my handcarved rig, and in the same waters as hagerbaumer himself.
All the pictures I took doesnt show the detail of the brant as it does in person, so heres what I started with
Zach
I wanted to add a little of my own flair to the box and not copy dave to the T, so I did "flying" black brant for the relief carving. I also did the box to my own dimensions and needs. It holds 25 3" shells instead of 50, but the compartment to the left holds another 2 boxes if I want. My camera will go in the box in front of the shells. The interior lid is about 2" and will hold licenses, sandwich, gloves, etc...Overall dimensions are about 14"x12"x5.5" with the top and bottom being different thickness' I used nothing more then a knife, gouge, bandsaw, and sandpaper to shape it.
It isnt the latest gor-tex, ultralight weight, waterproof blind bag, but it will be the perfect compliment when I hunt out of my sneakbox, over my handcarved rig, and in the same waters as hagerbaumer himself.
All the pictures I took doesnt show the detail of the brant as it does in person, so heres what I started with
Zach
