New "wall art"....yes its gun related ;)

[TAT7]

I have been wanting one of these for a while now, so I talked with a buddy of mine about it and he said he would give it a shot...I think this is pretty much a home run! Complete with magnetic on/off battery powered lights and even magnets to keep it shut if someone were to give it just a little tug. I had it in the store for a while to show.

 

[Huntinfool]

That is really sweet. Like the Distressed look on the paint.

 

[Lammchop93]

That is AWESOME

 

[MCgrease08]

Two questions...

Does it lock?

Is the flag supposed to be missing 4 stripes?

 

[kawtech87]

Two questions...

Does it lock?

Is the flag supposed to be missing 4 stripes?

Well if you really want to pick it apart it only has 28 stars too. But I think anyone who looks at it will get the idea of what it is supposed to be.

OP I think it is really cool. I have been thinking about getting one of those hide-a-gun picture frames but I think this is much classier.

 

[TAT7]

Two questions...

Does it lock?

Is the flag supposed to be missing 4 stripes?

No lock, and yes there are missing stripes and stars missing...its not supposed to be an actual flag. More decorative and needed to fit a certain area (which doesn't show because the rest of the decorative stuff isn't out on the table in these pics, I just took some quick pics to post)

 

[MCgrease08]

Well if you really want to pick it apart it only has 28 stars too. But I think anyone who looks at it will get the idea of what it is supposed to be.

OP I think it is really cool. I have been thinking about getting one of those hide-a-gun picture frames but I think this is much classier.

Not trying to pick it apart, I'm just curious. The 28 star flag was the official U.S. flag from 1846-'47 after Texas joined the union, but it still had 13 stripes. I was just wondering if I was missing something.

Official U.S. Flags1777 - 1960

 

[dmarsh8]

Nice 4 sure

 

[Mark 1911]

Awesome! I've been looking for something for my living room wall. Now I just need to convince the wife.

 

[PX4me]

Love it! Now get rid of those cheap looking screws and put some dowels in there!

 

[sadclownwp]

How do we make one?

 

[netsecurity]

I want that shorty!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Very nice! I would love to be able to just display a few of my old milsurps just on an old fashioned gun rack on the wall, but these days I'm just too paranoid I guess. After having all my guns stolen 30 some years ago, I'm a little gun shy (pun intended). They were on a rack, not visible from outside the house, and they disappeared soon after having a big party (Hey, I was 20 something!), so it's likely that it was someone that was at that party. All these years later, I keep them out of sight. At least this gives an option to have them closer at hand than in a safe, and looks good too.

 

[level0]

Very nice! And a great idea. Love it!

 

[Constructionist]

It looks really good. I see a possible project in my future

One question: it looks like it sticks out far enough from the wall that it says "I'm hollow and have storage capacity." Or is that just an effect of camera angles?

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

that is cool. it wouldn't be a bad idea to recess it into the wall a little bit...

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Well done! That looks really nice. I need one of those for my living room.

 

[TB1999]

that is cool. it wouldn't be a bad idea to recess it into the wall a little bit...

Since you would have to cut the studs, recessing it in the wall probably is a bad idea.

 

[TAT7]

It looks really good. I see a possible project in my future

One question: it looks like it sticks out far enough from the wall that it says "I'm hollow and have storage capacity." Or is that just an effect of camera angles?

I don't think it sticks out that far, maybe its the picture. You could go thinner I guess.

that is cool. it wouldn't be a bad idea to recess it into the wall a little bit...

I don't know how you would do that considering it must lift up. But maybe someone can figure something out. He designed it so the side boards touch the wall directly so that it doesn't look like it's accessable. He also used magnets inside so if you gave it a tug to see if it opens you wouldn't think it does. You must give it a pretty good tug to open. There are no handles to give it away either.

 

[Cannon762]

It's really cool, awesome idea.

Is this your primary source of security for your firearms? Seeing as how it sticks out from the wall that far I would think it wouldn't take many ne'er-do-wells very long to figure out there's *something* in there.