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Author Topic: Sweet Homemade Backstop  (Read 1367 times)

Offline RM81

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2011, 11:52:00 AM »
Looks good!!

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2011, 11:56:00 AM »
That is beyond nice. Good job by the Mrs.
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2011, 02:48:00 PM »
You need to take your wife out for dinner!  That's a great looking target; very neat!  I'm very impressed with her carpentry skills.

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2011, 05:33:00 PM »
My wife has a hard time hanging picture frames.

Get job, even better wife!
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #44 on: July 19, 2011, 05:35:00 PM »
My wife has a hard time hanging picture frames.

Great job, even better wife!
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #45 on: July 19, 2011, 06:55:00 PM »
I saw 6'x4' x 3/4" thick horse mats on sale in Rural King paper today for $28.99.

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #46 on: July 19, 2011, 07:33:00 PM »
A heck of a wife you have! Good on her!
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #47 on: July 19, 2011, 08:26:00 PM »
You are one lucky bas**rd. I hope you know that, and appreciate her accordingly.

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #48 on: July 19, 2011, 10:00:00 PM »
Thats really cool! Is yer wife married?   :rolleyes:
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #49 on: July 20, 2011, 05:38:00 AM »
If she has a single sister send her my way!
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #50 on: July 20, 2011, 09:13:00 AM »
Are ya sure that backstop's big enough?       :smileystooges:

All seriousness aside, that's really nice!    :thumbsup:   Just wondering... is the horse stall mat rubber?  Do arrows penetrate it or bounce off?  (Or haven't you ever missed your target to find out?     ;)   )
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #51 on: July 20, 2011, 10:18:00 AM »
Hi Gene,
Well, it's a rubber-like material, very dense and heavy. I shot an arrow into it on purpose just to see what would happen. Field point penetrated about an inch, didn't bounce off like I thought.
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #52 on: July 20, 2011, 11:18:00 AM »
I like your wife already  ;)  

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #53 on: July 20, 2011, 11:25:00 AM »
Congrats to a mighty fine wife sir, most of us would have to design & build it & possibly still have to keep the lady of the house happy.
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #54 on: July 20, 2011, 12:11:00 PM »
Way cool!  Hey I'm just wondering, does that rubber break down after awhile (year or two) in the sun?  Or can you just leave it out?  Thanks and congrats.

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #55 on: July 20, 2011, 12:13:00 PM »
Very nice
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #56 on: July 20, 2011, 03:57:00 PM »
I was impressed as well by your wife and noticed she even spaced the lags evenly to hold the matt on...She must of had a very good father that spent quite a bit of time with her showing her how to take care of herself if she needed to...I have two young daughters 4 and 5 and I already let my daughters use the wrenchs to tighten their bike seats and such...Now I hope you help do dish's,vacuum and do laundry...If not you better get with it ...  :D

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #57 on: July 20, 2011, 08:28:00 PM »
As much as I am inpressed by the backstop,I am much more impressed by your wifes effort.

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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #58 on: July 20, 2011, 10:20:00 PM »
As was said before....she's a keeper!!   :thumbsup:  She did a fantastic job!!
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Re: Sweet Homemade Backstop
« Reply #59 on: July 20, 2011, 11:07:00 PM »
Dude.... you got it good.  She is something.
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