Portable Shooting Bench

[Devon]

I just put the finishing touches on a shooting bench the other day. I gotta give credit where credit is due, the basic plans came from here: http://www.larrywillis.com/shootingbench.html

I used a part of a slab of walnut that I cut a couple of years ago with my chainsaw mill. The top is 24" X 48". If I had it to do over again, I would use plywood. This slab of walnut is heavy. It is kind of hard to tell in the pictures, but the legs are splayed out. The legs unscrew for portability.

 

[Master Carper]

Very nice and thank you for the pictures. I can see a shooting bench like that coming in very handy. What are the legs made of? I really like that walnut! I think the little bit of extra weight would be worth it....

David

 

[Devon]

David,

The legs are 1 1/2 black pipe. They are screwed into pipe collars that I cut @ 18 degrees & welded onto 1/4" X 4" X 4" plate steel.

Thanks!

 

[aviator41]

Very nice! I can see this coming in quite handy. How are the legs affixed to the top?

 

[Devon]

I used lag bolts. The top is 1 1/2" thick.

 

[Devon]

Here are some leg pics. I'm not much of a welder.

 

[Master Carper]

Thanks again Devon. Looks like one of these will be in my future, hopefully by next Spring....

 

[Devon]

Just a tip for anybody planning on building one of these. I purchased the 1 1/2 X 36 black pipe nipples from Locke Plumbing & Supply. The couplings that Locke Plumbing have are cast iron & they are nigh impossible to cut & weld. But Locke Electric (the other side of the building) has 1 1/2 steel couplings for conduit. Same thread pitch. They cut & weld great.

 

[aviator41]

Excellent tip, thank you for that. this project is moving up my list!

 

[Mr.Glock]

That is super nice! Good Job!