Target Shed Build
 

Foundation preparation..

Due to financial constraints I had to use what I have as much as I can.
I would have chosen heat treated 6x6s but had to go with rr ties instead.
Decided to line the interior floor with mulch over a layer of weed guard plastic.
Used a piece of plastic landscape grass barrier across the front, rr ties across
the back.
On the low side where I needed 2 ties to level the base I used a pair of nails
as shown in the last pic. to anchor the two ties to each other about 18" from
each end of the tie.

Weight bearing walls will be on the up hill and down hill sides of the shed,
the back wall will not come in contact with the back tie.

Shed dims. will be 7' wide 6' deep and 8' high at the front 7'9" high at the back.
Roof will have a 2' overhang on the front. Total foot print of the roof will be
7'6" wide by 9' long.

Siding will not be 3/4 thick plywood as originally planned but instead be made
from used deck boards ran horizontally, lapped like clapboard.

All season target backstop!:sHa_shakeshout:

Looks good,

Close the front in with a removeable door and you can have it converted quickly to a smoker:sHa_shakeshout:

Mans gotta enjoy his quarry...:)

Looks great so far!! Keep up the great work and keep sharing.

Main frame..
Front, front corner, back corner and back views.
8' tall in the front, 7'6" tall in the back.
7' wide by 6' deep.
Note, target is sitting about 34" from the back wall to allow for pass thru shots
to easily be removed.

Funny you mentioned about the smoke house 58thecat, so happens
I just finished up a table to go with the smoker and half hide the gas tank from
left over deck boards and stiles a couple of weeks ago...

See what happens...nice job all around!:)

Finished the siding, still need to trim out the back corners.
Next will be framing the overhang then putting on the roof.

Trying to build this using what I have laying around for the most part.
Cost so far..
4 - 4x4x8' $38.00
4 - 2x4x8' $18.00

Framing of the overhang turns out to be a bit of a hangover.
But got it done ok. :mad0100:
3/4" plywood is down on the roof today and will be putting on the trim in the
morning. Then the tin goes up.
:)
Note.. when using "used" mixed lumber, galvanized nails and stainless steel screws are the norm.

Some of the rafters are oak, all of the siding is treated pine deck boards, most
of the framing is clear pine in this building.

Standard rosin coated nails will rot away in a short time if used in treated wood.
Only use galvanized or stainless with treated lumber.

Here's where the true hillbilly shows through. :-)
Hot blue tin on a red building. :sHa_shakeshout:

Traded a friend up the road for the tin, gave him 6 deck boards to repair
the steps to his shed.

Did get a 6" overhang in the back but would rather had 7 or 8".

That's awesome!
Great work!

Working on a roll up tarp to cover the front, have a piece of 2 3/8" OD pvc pipe
and the tarp to use at the top. Want to make it work like a window shade, hand crank on the side of the building to roll it up.

Figure I can hang the pipe in the front eve by 2 sets of muffler clamps attached
to a wooden frame on each side of the building then drill a hole through the siding to insert the crank.

A length of 1" dia. pipe attached to the bottom of tarp will act as ballast and
provide a way to secure the bottom edge of the tarp when closed.

Any suggestions to a better way would be greatly app. :-)
Also getting ready to route out yardage markers at 5 yard spacing, using cedar boards about 4"x5" like you see yardage markers on a golf course. :-)

Need some help with lighting suggestions as well, any thoughts on that would
be greatly appreciated.

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Awesome! Now the only question is, when does everyone get to come shoot it.

Thanks for sharing the build.

Morb

Thanks Morbius131, still need about 1 to 2 trashbags full of used close to fill it!
I'ld like to take a poke myself :-)

Got the hardware today for the bearings to use on the front door tarp wrapper.
Wouldn't go as far as to call them pillow block but think they should work.
Pics attached should give you all an idea of the window shade tarp roll up I'm
talking about this is a prototype, now I need to figure out the crank handle...

Hey if you guys don't mind keep this stuff under your hat. If word gets around
I'm using Yankee Ingenuity down here, the folks at the general store most
likely wont talk to me anymore. :-)

Got the parts for the tarp hub and crank assembly today.
Cut the the tarp to width just need to sew up the long side.

It's all put together with screws nothing glued with the pvc.
Idea is if I need to adjust or maintain things later like replace the tarp etc.
I can unscrew the riggings to make repairs.

Wife gave me the idea to wind the crank wheel up or down using a wroat
iron poker I have for the wood stove that has a 90 degree bend at the end.
I think it's of urapean decent ( like used for winding up or down Awnings at a
coffee shop in France or Italy or some place like that).

Anyway it does work like a charm. :-)
Was using a milk crate to stand on to reach the thing before using the poker.

One note here, I did add a piece of flashing to the left bearing mount, tacked
it in before I attached to the building. Wanted something slick like metal for
the pipe to push against when being turned or wound up or down and not
additional friction of wood siding resisting against the pipe.
Also right bearing mount will need to have a piece of rubber car tire tube like
a patch added on the outside of the building to act as a rain sealant. Yet to
added.

Buy the weigh, the hub is not a 6" toilet flange ok it's a 2 3/8" sink drain flange.
Cost me 4.95 and you can toss me all the plumbers jokes you want.
:-) It works for me.
Jk

There's one smilin' dude :-)

Tarp is done, now to make the yardage markers.
Any suggestions on lighting ?

Well,you got yourself a place to stay too if you have a squabble with the ol'lady:sHa_shakeshout:

:scared:

Looks fancy, I got a 3D target propped up against a tree, one antler in the head and the other in its butt...makes me still laugh when people first see it!:)

Wow, nice work on the target shed. Hope I have land big enough one day to attempt something like this. Looks great

That looks great!

Update on the target range build..

I used horizontal catv cable siding clips attached to the marker post to hold them up from ground contact and 1 1/4" square plastic deck stile cut off in 6" lengths for a support anchor to be driven into the ground.

I routed out the numbers using an Old English font with my router.
That was the easy part, painting was Tedious Maxemus.

Also made a bench 3' wide by 24" high from the left over 12" wide lumber from
building the target frame. Put down a 4' x 5' area of pavers at 50 yards to set
the bench on, may build a gabaso around that come spring.

Managed to get the target filled and stuffed, is holding up very well but time
will tell. :-)

I realize hunting season is almost full tilt for you all been checking out your
pictures and reading your stories. Thanks for sharing.
I've still got about 3 weeks or so go before I'll be in the woods.
Best of luck to you all this fall. :-)