hogwarts trunk

sonicfreak04

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Like every devoted harry potter fan I want a trunk with school supplies and uniform and all different kinds of stuff. But I'm such a perfectionist I specifically want a trunk in the style of the movie. Unfortunatly their a bit hard to find and a bit expensive to boot. So my solution is to make one so would any wood workers or trunk makers in here tell me how? literary instructions are fine but photo instructions are encouraged. please reply to this if you know how I could make this specific type of trunk.
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These pop up evry week on Ebay.
Just search trunk. They're so big, the money is usually very low. Rven with shipping, it's got to be cheaper than getting custom made? And they come pre-aged!
 
I know you want to make it out of wood, but another idea is to make it with papermache. That is easy when youre not good with wood like me :p
 
I bought a used banded steamer trunk on eBay for $67 and then refurbished it to hold all of my Harry Potter stuff. The hardest part was scraping out the moldy paper lining inside. I then lined it with cloth-covered poster board. You can buy new brass fittings and then age them with vinegar in the oven to look older.
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I would suggest you go on www.ebay.co.uk/ where they have lots of old banded steamer trunks that can be refurbished. They start at about 20 British Pounds (about $30). These are wood with leather on the outside. The bands are either wood or metal.
 
I modified the attached so that it was just black & white, and then printed on some sticky-backed gold paper for the trunk Hogwarts label.
Thanks! Hoe about the dimensions? Is it the right size already? My trunk is the exact same model as Harry's (91 cm in length)
 
Hello everyone. I've been lucky enough to make a bargain on ebay for an old travel trunk which I'd like to restore as some kind of "Corona-Activity" during lockdown. It's partially damaged on the surface (I reckon some old labels must have been ripped of there harshly, causing the damage). So my first question to you all would be, if any of you has an idea of how to "fill" up these damages in order to create an even surface. I have thought of some organic PVA (Planatol) mixed with paint and perhaps some sawdust / woodshavings or crushes plastic pearls to create a similar texture. The middle area on the top will get a the Hogwarts Coat of Arms and my initials gilded on either sides, so the main purpose of filling up the damaged areas is to get an even surface. Apart from that I'd like to replace the leather edge protectors with some new leather and replace the old rusty nails with new brass ones. The problem is, that in order to replace the broken leather pieces from the edges and corners, I would need to remove the brass elements which unfortunately are all riveted onto the trunk. Any ideas on how to remove them + reassembling it to the trunk? Where would I get such rivets from? Last but not least, I've already started cleaning the rust of the hinges and locks with a Dremel, which works beautifully. If you've got any ideas and advise on how to best remove the rust / treat the brass elements and in general how to best clean the trunk without damaging anything, I'd be much obligated. Oh an the inside... The previous owner has dreadfully glued in some self adhesive velvet vinyl. I'd like to refurbish the interior with some traditional old fabric (they usually used striped ones as far as I'm concerned). Any ideas on where to get that stuff from? Thank you all so much. As you can tell, it's my first refurbishing project, so any ideas will be much appreciated. As a designer who's trained and skilled in bookbinding, I've luckily got all the tools necessary for most of it, still refurbishing is another level. Thank you all very much!

In some of the pictures you can see a before and after on some of the brass elements, which I've started to de-rust with the dremel.
 

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Some reference Photos. Any idea on how to take high res screencaps from an iTunes movie or a digitalised blue-ray? Thnx.
 

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What a great project for being shut-in!

I bought new brass fittings, nails, rivets, corners, wheels, etc. from this site: Brettuns Village Trunk Shop: Antique Trunk Parts and some from this site: Antique Trunk Restoration Products & Supplies

The first site has black aluminum edging to replace the broken leather you have riveted in. I believe you can nail the metal edging in if you are careful to not nail it where the rivets were. My husband used a small drill to remove the original rivets and filled the holes with wood filler. They also have working hinges and locks so you don't have to try to get the old ones clean and working. Since I refurbished my trunk to actually hold my stuff, I didn't want it breaking. I left a lot of the gouges in the leather on mine just because all of the trunks you see in the movies, and at both the Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, are very old-looking.

Attached is a photo I took of the original prop at the Warner Brothers Studios outside of London.
 

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What a great project for being shut-in!

I bought new brass fittings, nails, rivets, corners, wheels, etc. from this site: Brettuns Village Trunk Shop: Antique Trunk Parts and some from this site: Antique Trunk Restoration Products & Supplies

The first site has black aluminum edging to replace the broken leather you have riveted in. I believe you can nail the metal edging in if you are careful to not nail it where the rivets were. My husband used a small drill to remove the original rivets and filled the holes with wood filler. They also have working hinges and locks so you don't have to try to get the old ones clean and working. Since I refurbished my trunk to actually hold my stuff, I didn't want it breaking. I left a lot of the gouges in the leather on mine just because all of the trunks you see in the movies, and at both the Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, are very old-looking.

Attached is a photo I took of the original prop at the Warner Brothers Studios outside of London.
any idea how i could seal / repair the big damaged area on the top middle?
 
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