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Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« on: March 01, 2015, 09:16:14 PM »
Hi All,

I've been on a period furniture kick.  Here's my travel chest.  All hand tools, joined with pegs and cut nails.  Iron latch and corner reinforcements.


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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2015, 09:21:12 PM »
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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 10:20:44 AM »
You are really hand with wood working tools. Next you are going to have to build a rolling cart to carry all these wooden boxes you are making. I really liked your ammo box with stencil too.

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 02:07:47 PM »
PvtGreg,

Do you have any ideas for some type of rifle/carbine storage safe made out of wood . . . been thinking of making one and if you have any ideas . . . ::) ::) friend of mine made one out of an old stand-up freezer that had a built in lock with the compressor removed, of course, along with all of the unnecessary internals, then lined it with wood. He then used a camo paint on the outside!  But, I'm thinking of something more period looking, a "gun" safe made out of wood.

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 02:54:39 PM »
I recall Mechanic's Illustrated Magazine would run how too projects ... boats , cabinets, even cabins etc.  
here is one I found on the internet  http://www.vintageprojects.com/woodshop/guncabinet-plans.pdf

Amazon.com offers several plans

http://www.amazon.com/Woodworking-Project-Paper-Build-Cabinet/dp/B003P2BT2I/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1425329769&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=gun+safe+plans

http://www.amazon.com/Trophy-Case-Building-Plans-Instructions/dp/B00HGWCVIY/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1425329865&sr=1-3&keywords=gun+safe+plans
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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2015, 06:08:41 PM »
Thanks Major . . . those links are giving me some ideas . . . appreciate the help!

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2015, 06:38:04 PM »
sure thing
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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2015, 09:16:13 PM »
Two Flints,

All the period gun cases I've seen were either gun racks for barracks use or for display purposes.

I think some Barracks type tacks would be pretty nice.  Let me some pictures.

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2015, 09:21:15 PM »
I knew I had one about!


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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2015, 07:47:03 AM »
Nice job Pvt Greg.


Something like this would be cool to transport to and from the range. I suppose you could put an inside hinged lid and screw it upright to a wall and it'd be sort of like a safe.




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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2015, 08:28:01 AM »
 something along this line perhaps w/ a locking bar
36h X 33w X 10d
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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2015, 09:01:17 AM »
I certainly did not mean to hijack PvtGreg's thread . . . not my intention at all, sorry PvtGreg . . . just enjoy fine carpentry as you have been making and was looking for ideas for my rifle/carbine storage safe. . . what I need is a vertical rifle safe, made out of wood, no glass doors, and wide enough to hold maybe 14 rifles or carbines.  I will age the wood when done . . . hopefully ::)

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2015, 09:14:04 AM »
How secure do you want this container?  You may have to do double layers w/ a hidden metal layer if you desire a lot of security.

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2015, 12:21:06 PM »
Matt45,

Just what I was thinking . . . a solid frame, the back, sides, top, bottom and door using 3/4" finish grade plywood with metal flashing covering the outside surface of the plywood, and then finishing the exterior using T & G Cedar or pine boards. With vent holes to prevent moisture build up inside.

A locking vertical rifle/carbine storage safe

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2015, 12:49:12 PM »
Get a stand-up safe big enough for what you want and "sheath" the outside in wood...

OR...

I saw a Cannon safe at the LA county fair with a baked enamel paint job that looked so much like light oak that I was looking for the corner joints to see how they were so closely fitted.
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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2015, 01:02:20 PM »
Forty Rod,

My "safe" will have to be built in place on the 2nd floor of my garage . . . no way will I try to carry a real metal safe up a flight of stairs . . . I'd have hernias SO BIG trying that . . .

Here is a sample of what I hope to make . . . this is a cabinet I made for my wife . . . it's her Spice and box foods cabinet



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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2015, 09:18:52 AM »
Here's a thought- throw all the spices out and just convert the existing cabinet into a gun cabinet.  I'm sure the Missus won't mind.

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Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2015, 12:22:56 PM »
Two Flints,

I love the all natural wood in your photos!

This "spice cabinet" fits into what I mentioned in my email to you about the "Wardrobe".
These were what boil down to free standing pieces of furniture that were basically moveable closets
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