I'm thinking about trying to build me an Octagon Bow blind but I'm trying to keep the wood wasting down to a minimum. What would you say the minimum width to keep the blind to comfortably draw without sticking arrow out the window? I'm thinking 6ft across. I'm 5'9" and have a 27.5" draw length if that matters
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Originally posted by careybirdwell View PostI'm thinking about trying to build me an Octagon Bow blind but I'm trying to keep the wood wasting down to a minimum. What would you say the minimum width to keep the blind to comfortably draw without sticking arrow out the window? I'm thinking 6ft across. I'm 5'9" and have a 27.5" draw length if that matters
http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...ad.php?t=46581 (See Post 38)
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I have built two octogons. One from steel and one from wood. The steel version was easier, cheaper and way easier to set up. Both are roughly 70 inches from point to point (I cant remember if its 67 or 72"). Im 6' with a 28" draw and I can sit in one corner and draw without my broadhead clearing any of the 3 or 4 windows.
I love both of them. The only down side is when you shoot a .223 SBR from inside even suppressed its loud
I have some detailed plains in PDF I can send via email that reduce a ton of scrap wood. One hexagon and one octagon
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Originally posted by Quackerbox View PostI have built two octogons. One from steel and one from wood. The steel version was easier, cheaper and way easier to set up. Both are roughly 70 inches from point to point (I cant remember if its 67 or 72"). Im 6' with a 28" draw and I can sit in one corner and draw without my broadhead clearing any of the 3 or 4 windows.
I love both of them. The only down side is when you shoot a .223 SBR from inside even suppressed its loud
I have some detailed plains in PDF I can send via email that reduce a ton of scrap wood. One hexagon and one octagon
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Flat to flat is just shy of 6'-0", can't remember the panel size, but I think close to 28"+ outside to outside on panels. Still hunt from it today, sits great easy to kill out of. I'll try and dig up some field photos, it is tucked up under a huge Live Oak then covered in army camo mesh, then cut small shooting holes for each window out of mesh.
Keep us posted on your build.
Rwc.
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I would recommend playing with this "calculator". https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calcu...ne/polygon.php
Calculate for pentagon, hexagon and octagon, I left out the 7 sided heptagon because of the illegitimate angles, 8 is bad enough. Look at the square footage using 4 foot panels for each side, distance across etc., or draw them out on a concrete surface. In my opinion, the hexagon worked better for me, I got the square footage I felt I needed, and the construction was simple.
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Originally posted by dogcatcher View PostI would recommend playing with this "calculator". https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calcu...ne/polygon.php
Calculate for pentagon, hexagon and octagon, I left out the 7 sided heptagon because of the illegitimate angles, 8 is bad enough. Look at the square footage using 4 foot panels for each side, distance across etc., or draw them out on a concrete surface. In my opinion, the hexagon worked better for me, I got the square footage I felt I needed, and the construction was simple.
Rwc
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Since it going to be a bow blind I also would suggest making it six sided. An octagon is a lot more trouble to build and it in my experience it is near impossible to maneuver around to shoot from more than one-to-three windows when deer are in bow range. I like to sit way ack from the windows. Mine is almost 80” deep
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Originally posted by Quackerbox View PostI have built two octogons. One from steel and one from wood. The steel version was easier, cheaper and way easier to set up. Both are roughly 70 inches from point to point (I cant remember if its 67 or 72"). Im 6' with a 28" draw and I can sit in one corner and draw without my broadhead clearing any of the 3 or 4 windows.
I love both of them. The only down side is when you shoot a .223 SBR from inside even suppressed its loud
I have some detailed plains in PDF I can send via email that reduce a ton of scrap wood. One hexagon and one octagon
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