Thursday, January 21, 2016

Cross Sticks

I decided to try and make an inexpensive version of Cross Sticks / X-Sticks.



Used them today for sitting 50yds testing.
It folds up nicely with the leather still attached.
This setup is for sitting, at my body size.
Hard part (at my age) is the sitting down, shooting the one shot, then getting back up for the reload.
These sticks, when stuck into the ground, stayed up for the duration of the outing even with a brisk wind blowing.

Parts:
1.5 x 0.75 inch Alder, 36 inches long, two each,  all edges rounded.  I hate splinters.
2 inch long 1/4 x 20 bolt and wingnut with two fender washers.
Holes to clear the bolt, spaced at approximately 1 inch intervals.
A piece of heavy leather for the padding.
Points at the bottom were large 6 inch dry-wall type screws, installed, the screw heads were then cut away and then the ends were sharpened.






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