How I Made My Stone Deflector

Turtle

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The lair got the better of me!
Who said dogs and cats can't get on?
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Hercules
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Great job Turtle, and a great looking Kelpie too !!! :thumb:

I am biased towards Kelpies though we have 2 of them one is 15 and the other nearly 2
 

Turtle

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Thought you might have been a bit partial to a good looking kelpie! Ours hales from Gulgong.
We've got a 9 year old stumpy cattle dog and our kelpie (bitch, 12 months old).
Plenty of dog friendly, free camping over our way. Sofala or Flat Rock are just a couple that come to mind.
Let us know if your ever over this way.
 

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Will do thanks mate :thumb:

Our young one was from a stud in Mansfield, she was actually bought by a sheep station but didn't work out and we got her at 4 months old has worked out perfectly for us :grouphug: and the old one has taught her plenty.
 

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Looks great. How did you get the material to look so neat and attach it. What is the material?
 

Turtle

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Just regular shad cloth and its attached with cable ties because I thought that a regular replacement may have been necessary.
About 12 months on (looking back at this thread) and it still looks great :) and the dog looks even better ;)

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Still proving dogs and cats can get on!!!
 

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Hercules
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Looks great. How did you get the material to look so neat and attach it. What is the material?
Like Turtle mentioned I used shadecloth and cable ties. The trick is not to do it really tight as you done want it like a trampoline and bouncing anything back with force. It should absorb what ever is hitting it.

Mine actually got a small hole in it from our Snowy Mountains trip last year when a stick flicked up, so I guess lucky it was there. The hole hasn't grown but I will just cable tie the hole up and its all fixed :encouragement: