Bob M
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Sanford Gunning Box where to get one built ??
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Capt. Jack Passie
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Bob the boxes look awesome. Can yo post some dimensions? Length, width and depth.
Bob M
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Here you go Jack http://www.njwa.org/Old/gunningboxplans.htm
Geoff Pike
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I think Bob B. built a pair last year. If I remember correctly, he might be willing to do another.
That failing, I could probably be talked into it if I could find a legible set of plans.
Bob seems to be closer to you though.
That failing, I could probably be talked into it if I could find a legible set of plans.
Bob seems to be closer to you though.
LI-Jack
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I've been wanting to make a few (2 actually). They look easy enough to put together and my garage is cleared out. This could be the summer to do this project. I have the plans, and if you look at the NJWA site they give you the legible dimmensions as text at the bottom (below the image)
-Jack
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Nate Grace
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For materials and labor, probably looking at close to $500 to build one. Might be more economical to go with a folding field blind.
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Bob B
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Bob
I did not finish the two I started last year. I have one done except for the canvass. The second one I stopped on because I believe a better way to assemble them has to be out there........ but I haven't had time to do it, or take pictures of what I am thinking.
The directions call for fitting the solid 3\4 inch solid stock nailers first but the front of the box has a lot of bend and I ended up doing long kerfs on the band saw to get the bend. Glue fixed that but the sides pull hard inward without a frame or template to hold the "Hull" shape. I am sure all the issues are surmountable and would be easily overcome by watching an experienced builder do it.
I am slammed at work right now so this will have to wait till I get more time this summer, but I will finish them and post pictures. Not much more than a weekends worth of work to build two if you cut both together as a kit. I plan on having my mom do the sewing with a painters drop cloth. Time will tell.
500 seems way High for materials but I get a lot of stuff thru work that many guys might not have around. I do not have any problem using lumber yard wood on a gunning box, but if you want, have at it with the fancy stuff.
I plan on killing a black duck out of one with my son next to me over the two nice LZ decoys up for site auction.
I bet Dave could build one in a half a day, minus the glue drying.
Link to my old post.
http://duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=68465;search_string=sanford gunning box;#68465
I did not finish the two I started last year. I have one done except for the canvass. The second one I stopped on because I believe a better way to assemble them has to be out there........ but I haven't had time to do it, or take pictures of what I am thinking.
The directions call for fitting the solid 3\4 inch solid stock nailers first but the front of the box has a lot of bend and I ended up doing long kerfs on the band saw to get the bend. Glue fixed that but the sides pull hard inward without a frame or template to hold the "Hull" shape. I am sure all the issues are surmountable and would be easily overcome by watching an experienced builder do it.
I am slammed at work right now so this will have to wait till I get more time this summer, but I will finish them and post pictures. Not much more than a weekends worth of work to build two if you cut both together as a kit. I plan on having my mom do the sewing with a painters drop cloth. Time will tell.
500 seems way High for materials but I get a lot of stuff thru work that many guys might not have around. I do not have any problem using lumber yard wood on a gunning box, but if you want, have at it with the fancy stuff.
I plan on killing a black duck out of one with my son next to me over the two nice LZ decoys up for site auction.
I bet Dave could build one in a half a day, minus the glue drying.
Link to my old post.
http://duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=68465;search_string=sanford gunning box;#68465