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Thread: Big Wooden Cross In Front Yard...Yay Or Nay...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    I understand the advantages of the moving base but I want a fixed. I know enough not to baseball bat a fixed post. I've done enough training on fixed post crosses in the past to not have any detrimental effects. I did dig the suspended tire target, not sure I want one in my front yard though.



    Could you not just have the post drop into the concrete pad say buy a foot or so as long as it fairly snug fit ?

    Either way I am sure there is something on the market that you could adapt to have a steady sturdy removable post that actually wouldn't cost much. i know they make removable Goal post stands. That might not be the answer but I am confident there is cost effective solution some were.

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    I'm starting to warm up to the free standing model. The benefits of moving it are starting to offset my desire to be lazy and just drop it in the ground with a couple bags of crete.
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    I'd be more apt to put a fully functional toilet in my lawn. There is nothing like an early morning poo out in open.

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    Unless you move so fast, there's a danger of the wood rubbing just right and setting it on fire, I wouldn't worry about any Klan connotations - it's gotta be burning, first.

    You might be perceived as a religious nut during the construction phase - that brings its OWN set of issues. But once you start smacking it around, you might be perceived as ANTI-Christian, which may well serve as an UN-intended INVITATION for the Klan to come over and SET IT on fire FOR you!

    Maybe the backyard would be BEST for such a project...
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    Sink a piece of PVC pipe in the concrete and just drop the post in when you want to use it. That way it's there, unseen, and you can still mow over it, too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_War_Wagon View Post
    Unless you move so fast, there's a danger of the wood rubbing just right and setting it on fire, I wouldn't worry about any Klan connotations - it's gotta be burning, first.

    You might be perceived as a religious nut during the construction phase - that brings its OWN set of issues. But once you start smacking it around, you might be perceived as ANTI-Christian, which may well serve as an UN-intended INVITATION for the Klan to come over and SET IT on fire FOR you!

    Maybe the backyard would be BEST for such a project...
    In the backyard there would not be enough room to do all the ninja flips and rolls associated with classical fencing. It a front yard project.

    Quote Originally Posted by truthseeker View Post
    Sink a piece of PVC pipe in the concrete and just drop the post in when you want to use it. That way it's there, unseen, and you can still mow over it, too.
    That might be my solution. Thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    I understand the advantages of the moving base but I want a fixed. I know enough not to baseball bat a fixed post. I've done enough training on fixed post crosses in the past to not have any detrimental effects. I did dig the suspended tire target, not sure I want one in my front yard though.
    Well i really like a 4x4 that is mounted in an old tire with a bag or two of concrete. Put a piece of plywood inside the tire, then the 4x4, then fill with concrete so you get the weight at the bottom so you can rock the pell, and then move it by rolling it out of the way when you are done. I would also suggest not putting wide arms on the pell, but little nubs for the shoulders (maybe a foot on each side at the most) and then wrap the entire thing in duct tape and closed cell foam. Iono, I hate making new ratan swords so I choose to make something that I can beat the shit out of but not destroy my swords at the same time. Just me though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nimdabew View Post
    Well i really like a 4x4 that is mounted in an old tire with a bag or two of concrete. Put a piece of plywood inside the tire, then the 4x4, then fill with concrete so you get the weight at the bottom so you can rock the pell, and then move it by rolling it out of the way when you are done. I would also suggest not putting wide arms on the pell, but little nubs for the shoulders (maybe a foot on each side at the most) and then wrap the entire thing in duct tape and closed cell foam. Iono, I hate making new ratan swords so I choose to make something that I can beat the shit out of but not destroy my swords at the same time. Just me though.

    I'm leaning towards that model actually. Arms will only be 3 feet across.

    Probably not gonna pad it much or at all. Will also be using hardwood bokken, probably gonna knock out a dozen of them. They will be the expendable part.
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