madrobot
Sr Member
Thanks a lot killjoy. Now I have to make a new plate.
I think the symbol on the box was put in with a dremel, along with the wear on the box Adam had mentioned.
So, there's no need to get a new plate made!:thumbsup
cavedwellar
Sr Member
Well since my woodworking skills are nearly nonexistent, do you guys think there's a box out there somewhere that this box is based off of?
I guess my search is on...............
I guess my search is on...............
Contec
Master Member
My guess its based on boxes used in the civil war, because many things in the box are Civil war items and Abe was born around that time.
The front text, the latin phrase, as you will see when I post a nice photo of it, is laser etched into the wood. I believe that the BPRD logo is also etched (that's how I'd do it if I had a laser cutter) and then chiseled out. The laser would make the best guide for a chisel, and make it a simple operation. It's definitely not dremeled.
The outer shell, sides top bottom and folding front, are 1/2" thick oak. It really looks to me like they scabbed it out of an existing box or piece of furniture. I'ts sides are 1/2" fingerjoints that look older than the rest. The inside dividers look like a mixture of pine and oak planks. Mostly planed pine. Weathered to match the outside.
There is no plywood in the box, though that would be the easiest material to make it out of, considering the varying thicknesses of the pieces.
The drawers are pine.
There is no plywood in the box, though that would be the easiest material to make it out of, considering the varying thicknesses of the pieces.
The drawers are pine.
Entropy
Well-Known Member
The finished prop has definitely got the look of what's known as a "field desk" or "campaign desk," though I would expect the front to drop down to a larger writing surface if that's what they started with. It also bears a strong resemblance to an old machinist's tool chest with half the drawers knocked out.
nwjedidave
Sr Member
I cook a lot with garlic, and those are definitely skinny cloves of garlic!
So, go to the store and buy a bunch of garlic an pick out the skinnier cloves and stick them vertical in a small jar with vinegar and a black lid!thumbsup
ya NEVER know when HB is gonna run into a VAMPIRE !
Okay, I own a few campaign desks and this isn't one of them. Honestly I think it's potentially a more quotidian piece of furniture. But as for the machinists chest, I shoukd make this clear, the drawers and ALL the dividers were added after the fact.[/I]
TheMalum
Well-Known Member
That sounds like a really cool gift! I bet she loved it! Nice job, man!
