Why use 2x4 for Blinds?

[jkyle1]

I see a lot of blinds that are built using 2x4's.
IMO, that is a waist of money and unnecessarily adds extra weight to a stand.
Unless you are building a stand to withstand a hurricane, I haven't seen a stand that couldn't have been built using 2x2's.
I have built a couple of box stands using 2x2's and the are very sturdy.
2x4's just seem like overkill....

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

I built my last one out of 1x2's. That was several years ago.

[Codie]

Building one out of 2x4's right now. Overkill is better than acceptable IMO

[Halfmoon]

I use 2x2 and make them to come apart in 5 pieces (4 walls and roof)

[Stins]

I'm using 2x3s tony and save some weight.

[Hoggslayer]

Have you checked your 2x2 blind after the 50 mph winds over the last few days?

If you are making something to stand up to a steady breeze and save some money than 2x2s are ok.

[Grizzly1]

I use 2x6s to frame the floor and cross brace the floor with 2x4's and then use 3/4" plywood for the actual floor. Then I frame everything else w/2x2's and for the angle on the roof I rip a 2x6 down from 6" on one end ripped down to 3". On some blinds I will take and lay 2x4's down flat for the bottom frame of the window so there is a larger flat surface for the gun to rest on.

[LloydMcCoy]

I use 2x2 and make them to come apart in 5 pieces (4 walls and roof)

No floor? I would put a floor in it .

[Bucksaw]

I buy cheap fir 2x4 studs and rip them in half. My stands have withstood 2 hurricanes (cat. 1 by the time they get up here). One has 2x4 floor joists, and the other is 2x6. Both have 3/4" plywood floors, and 3/8" plywood walls with the ripped studs for frame.

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

Have you checked your 2x2 blind after the 50 mph winds over the last few days?

If you are making something to stand up to a steady breeze and save some money than 2x2s are ok.

Mine is 16' up in the air and has had 60 mph winds.

[bryan sandlin]

i also have picked up the precut studs. rip them for 2x2s comes out to about 1.00 each. and more leg room.

[dustoffer]

I use 2x2 and make them to come apart in 5 pieces (4 walls and roof)

Yep--but 6 pieces--mine have a floor section too-

[Dale Moser]

If you would like the perfect setup....I will tell you mine.

Dad has a nice table saw, so I buy #1 2X4s (not stud grade)...nice and straight. You can rip one in 1/2 cheaper than you can buy 2 2X2s and it will be mucho straghter. When you rip them in 1/2 you wind up with a piece 1 1/2"X 1 3/4" or thereabouts. I like to put a full 2X4 in each corner with a piece of ripped, screwed to it to make a nice "L". It gives you a hell of a stout corner, and enough lumber to screw the inside plywood to without having to add blocks (I like double walled blinds because it looks cleaner, and the air gap is really all the insulation you need with a small heater). I also put a full 2X4 across the top of the window, this allows for plenty of room to overlap sheet metal windows with a hinge on the outside, and put a piece of drip edge, or "Z" flashing over the top as a "gutter" and still have it screwed into more than the outer plywood. fill in the fields with ripped 2X4s and your are in business. Not overly heavy, and hell for stout. If it's going on a tower you'll pull it up with a truck anyway, and if not just drag it off the back of the trailer.

Your welcome!

[Dale Moser]

Even if you want to build the whole blind out of 2X2s, buy #1 2X4s and rip them. It's cheaper, and they will be A LOT straighter than any 2X2 you can buy these days.

[DamonJ]

If you would like the perfect setup....I will tell you mine.

Dad has a nice table saw, so I buy #1 2X4s (not stud grade)...nice and straight. You can rip one in 1/2 cheaper than you can buy 2 2X2s and it will be mucho straghter. When you rip them in 1/2 you wind up with a piece 1 1/2"X 1 3/4" or thereabouts. I like to put a full 2X4 in each corner with a piece of ripped, screwed to it to make a nice "L". It gives you a hell of a stout corner, and enough lumber to screw the inside plywood to without having to add blocks (I like double walled blinds because it looks cleaner, and the air gap is really all the insulation you need with a small heater). I also put a full 2X4 across the top of the window, this allows for plenty of room to overlap sheet metal windows with a hinge on the outside, and put a piece of drip edge, or "Z" flashing over the top as a "gutter" and still have it screwed into more than the outer plywood. fill in the fields with ripped 2X4s and your are in business. Not overly heavy, and hell for stout. If it's going on a tower you'll pull it up with a truck anyway, and if not just drag it off the back of the trailer.

Your welcome!

So when do I need to drop off all the materials for you to build mine?