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#1 justplainduke

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 09:31 AM


As with a lot of you, my collection of collectable and fine wood slingshots is forever growing. My boot box is really getteng too small. Also I don't want any of my "high end" frames getting scratched. I would also like an easy to access display that I can show and still be easy to access when I want to shoot. And visible to visitors to my home.
Im trying to find a display a style that will suit my home, This is a corner of my dining room and is typical of the style of my home.Posted Image
Anyone???

Edited by justplainduke, 25 August 2011 - 09:41 AM.


#2 gamekeeper john

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 10:01 AM

nice place you got there :)

heres my display, i'v got a few more catapults on the way, and theres a few more i will be getting soon, -- gamekeeper john :)

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Posted Image just ignore the air freshener, my girlfriends got them all over the house, and the plug in one's in every socket lol, she's a cleaning nut lol, i'm not allowed in the house when i'v been in the workshop until i strip off first hahaha, -- gamekeeper john :)

#3 justplainduke

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 10:21 AM

Thanks!
I really like the display case idea. That's currently what we're using for our creepy curio and small taxidermy pieces.
That's am amazing collection of frames that you have there! :)

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 10:24 AM

I support the ones I think look great, on little nails on the wall. I only have a few pics and things around at mine, so they look lovely ... sorry, no pics.

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 03:23 PM

definately gotta be hanginng from the antlers!

#6 justplainduke

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 03:52 PM

Lol, my wife is not "that" cool.

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 05:06 PM

We live in a small house, with no basement. My polebarn is not heated yet, nor very organized. Our work area (where the computer is) is pretty cluttered. I need to provide a space for my collection, but it hasn't hit me on the head yet, as to where to place them.

Nice displays above!

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 05:44 PM

I posted this a while back, it's the back wall of my office by the door where I can just grab whatever catches my eye and walk out with it. My catchbox was about 10 yards from the door, till a tree landed on it. I'm gonna get around to replacing it one of these days, really.

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Posted 25 August 2011 - 05:54 PM

View Postjskeen, on 25 August 2011 - 05:44 PM, said:

I posted this a while back, it's the back wall of my office by the door where I can just grab whatever catches my eye and walk out with it. My catchbox was about 10 yards from the door, till a tree landed on it. I'm gonna get around to replacing it one of these days, really.
That's a pretty cool collection!


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Posted 25 August 2011 - 05:57 PM

Hmmm...these are all awesome displays.
I'm thinking of maybe doing a shadow box/case display with a glass front. Nothing too fancy, as a matter of fact I'm thinking something rustic or antique looking. Maybe framed?

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 01:15 PM

Here is what I came up with, and it's wife friendly!
I bought this from a thrift store for 20bucks and re wired and re painted it. It has some other things in it for now to add to the antique look, with NO girly wife stuff ;)
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 03:49 PM

Very nice.

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:30 PM

View Postgamekeeper john, on 25 August 2011 - 10:01 AM, said:

nice place you got there :)

heres my display, i'v got a few more catapults on the way, and theres a few more i will be getting soon, -- gamekeeper john :)

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Posted Image just ignore the air freshener, my girlfriends got them all over the house, and the plug in one's in every socket lol, she's a cleaning nut lol, i'm not allowed in the house when i'v been in the workshop until i strip off first hahaha, -- gamekeeper john :)

I am not a fan of nasty smelling things but something neutral isn't disagreeable. Your sweety might want to read the article in the link, especially if you have kids. Namely #4.http://today.msnbc.m...e/#.Tlr3UnNWZq4

One of my favorite sayings I heard is; "science isn't better than nature." We have a nose for a reason and smells tell us something. If it can be smelled, negatively, perhaps we would need to do something about it instead of covering it up. Not saying you and your girl are dirty, lots of very clean people I know like the "extra" smells.

#14 justplainduke

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:40 PM

I made these display hangers for my slingshots:
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 12:58 AM

That is Cool Duke...

Nice collection of Taxidermy Slingshots :lol:

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 01:45 AM

Here's my mirror back display cabinet, the good thing about working at a furniture shop is I get everything cheap lol, been meaning to install a down light but in the mean time this works.. and sorry about these phone taken photos, they don' appear very nice..

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#17 gamekeeper john

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 04:11 AM

View Postbullseyeben!, on 30 August 2011 - 01:45 AM, said:

Here's my mirror back display cabinet, the good thing about working at a furniture shop is I get everything cheap lol, been meaning to install a down light but in the mean time this works.. and sorry about these phone taken photos, they don' appear very nice..

thats a great collection you got there :) john

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 06:00 AM

those are some cool display hangers. did you modify something into those, or made it from scratch?


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#19 justplainduke

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 08:54 AM

View Postlightgeoduck, on 30 August 2011 - 06:00 AM, said:

those are some cool display hangers. did you modify something into those, or made it from scratch?

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I made them, I have a bending fixture for making the basic pattern, then each one is tweaked a little to fit each slingshot.

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#20 Henry in Panama

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 09:52 AM

Here's mine, with about half my collection on it. Got to make another board.

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 10:05 AM

View PostHenry in Panama, on 30 August 2011 - 09:52 AM, said:

Here's mine, with about half my collection on it. Got to make another board.

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nice collection u have there ;)

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 12:11 PM

Wow.... those cases/ displays are amazing!!! Frankly mine are all strewn around the house in boxes and in various hunting bags. To be honest I've never thought to display them. I may need to try to change that. :)

#23 justplainduke

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 12:32 PM

View PostA+ Slingshots, on 30 August 2011 - 12:11 PM, said:

Wow.... those cases/ displays are amazing!!! Frankly mine are all strewn around the house in boxes and in various hunting bags. To be honest I've never thought to display them. I may need to try to change that. :)

I hear you; I only have a few in the case at the moment, the rest are either next to my target box because i shoot them so often that i dont want to case them or in miscellaneous "junk" drawers around the house :)

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 04:08 PM

I didn't knpw they was supposed to be displayed, I keep whatever I'm not shooting at the time in a shoebox, or under m' truck seat, or endtable, or in m' sock, I just shoot bout all of them bout all the time-Hmmmm- "display", never even thought bout it, guess i only got bout 10 or 12 cattys

#25 Henry in Panama

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Posted 30 August 2011 - 04:35 PM

View Postgamekeeper john, on 30 August 2011 - 10:05 AM, said:

View PostHenry in Panama, on 30 August 2011 - 09:52 AM, said:

Here's mine, with about half my collection on it. Got to make another board.

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nice collection u have there ;)

Thank you, kind Sir. I hope to add one of yours, someday. You make some gorgeous slingshots.

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