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Title: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: PvtGreg 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.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s_mJI7heiOg/VPPVmDGEyqI/AAAAAAAAAXw/cS4ime9Necc/w1518-h856-no/IMG_20150226_181232_110.jpg)

Title: Re: Off-Topic
Post by: Sean Thornton on March 01, 2015, 09:21:12 PM

nice

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Walksfire 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.

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Two Flints 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.

Two Flints

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Major 2 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

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Two Flints on March 02, 2015, 06:08:41 PM

Thanks Major . . . those links are giving me some ideas . . . appreciate the help!

Two Flints

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Major 2 on March 02, 2015, 06:38:04 PM

sure thing

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: PvtGreg 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.

PvtGreg

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: PvtGreg on March 02, 2015, 09:21:15 PM

I knew I had one about!

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SHXnrtvObdQ/VPUoT2IOGGI/AAAAAAAAAYY/IMCxEAvWlAY/w450-h340-no/07barracks.jpg)

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: tyrel cody 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.


(http://44henryrifle.webs.com/Henry%20Box%201.jpg)
(http://44henryrifle.webs.com/Henry%20Box%203.jpg)

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Major 2 on March 03, 2015, 08:28:01 AM

 something along this line perhaps w/ a locking bar
36h X 33w X 10d

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Two Flints 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 ::)

Two Flints

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: matt45 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.

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Two Flints 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

Two Flints

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Forty Rod 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.

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Two Flints 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

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/SSSMod/SSSMod2/safe%20cabinet_zpsb6flde2s.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/SSSMod/media/SSSMod2/safe%20cabinet_zpsb6flde2s.jpg.html)

Two Flints

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: matt45 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.

Title: Re: Off-Topic "Period Furniture Travel Chest"
Post by: Blair 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
My best,
 Blair