Ranch Rustic Antique Shotgun Wall Rack Display Osage Orange Fence Post Bull Hide Kansas Flint Hills

Hey Mark, that osage orange wasn’t hard was it? LOL!! Using the fence post end slabs as corners created a very nice contrast in color and visual appeal.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Very cool. What is the finish on the rough sides of the posts? Is it wiped on or sprayed? I have a few very weathered juniper fence posts that have barbed wire wrapped around them that I want to do something similar with, maybe use a buck skin (if I’m successful this year!!). Great project.

-- Juniper Canyon Design

Mark: A great looking wall display. Nice job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Finish is sprayed satin lacquer. Osage is pretty hard when really dried out like a post, but with sharp blades it isn’t bad to work with. The hardest thing is dealing with boards that don’t have square edges, but I can’t get the same look without using the log exterior. I wanted to hide the edge of the plywood panel, so I cut rabbet joints in the logs, that took some head scratching, but I was able to figure it out.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

this is a very beautiful display mark, im a rustic loving guy and i really enjoy the use of natural materials, you did a splendid job of showing them all here, thanks for showing it…grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Hi Mark,

Great job on this.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Very cool and unique. It looks like it weighs a ton! How did you bolt it on the wall?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

That rocks, anyone with teenage daughters near dating age would love that by the front door LOL

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Outstanding! I love the rustic look of your project. I’ve got a 1889 Remington hammer shotgun that looks a lot like this one. My dad carved a stock for it in the 1950’s because the original stock was broken when he was a kid.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

As always, gorgeous work Mark. Kudos. GB m

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Wonderful blending of media and texture. All the elements compliment and seem to tell a story about where the shotgun has been and what it has been used for. Excellent work!

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)