Pistol Display Box

Looks to me like you hit the mark, Carl! The logo is very cool! Great job—thanks for posting!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Looks like you’ve been learning well, Carl. This is a great box!

That Inlace ain’t exactly a joy to work with either, is it? :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

John Browning himself would have loved this box!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

Shoot Carl, that looks great.

thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

nice job on the box Carl …good joints

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Very nice job

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Looks like a great first box. Lots of learning was done in the project. Can’t wait to see your next project.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

I bet he loved it. Nice solid design suits its purpose well.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Gentlemen and Miss Betsy, thanks for the encouraging comments! The main problem I had was mounting the hinges. First of all, I got the wrong size. I ordered them from Rockler (boy they’re proud of them….expensive) and of course the wrong size. I wasn’t thinking and mortised the entire width of the sides of the box so that the hinge pin ended up inside the outside edge of the box, which made me radius the back edge of the sides and lid so they wouldn’t conflict. Also, they were stop hinges so they had a square back around the pin so I had to chisel tiny pockets into the mortise so they would clear. You’d think somebody with an engineering background would have put more thought into it beforehand. Guess I thought “small box, small problems”. Wrong. Like Betsy said, “lots was learned”. Anyhow, thanks again.

Charlie, you’re right, Inlace is not exactly a joy to work with. But it might be ok for fixing a car fender. lol.
Miles, you’re right too, he loved it.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Very nice box.
You seem to make many things so nice, so beautiful – from turned pens to sign boards, from boxes to cabinets, racks, chairs and tables in and outdoor.

Keep it up Carl!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Thanks WW, you’re way too kind!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC