LumberJocks

Tack Box

  • View all advertisers
  • Advertise with us
Project by Grantman posted 899 days ago 12789 views 21 times favorited 30 comments Add to Favorites Watch

My daughter rides horses and needs an armoire to keep her saddle, tack, boots, and various sundry items. Most of the armoires at the barns we’ve been at are simple boxes with crap all over the place and no design at all.

Therefore, because I love my daughter and wanted to show off, I build this tack box. 84” x 42” x 30” with sliding components for ease of access and lots of space.

Cheap birch plywood (should have bought better quality) and spruce (OK, 2×4s, but spruce sounds better, doesn’t it?) and some neat brass tack hooks screwed into canary wood.




Pin It

30 comments so far

View terrilynne's profile

terrilynne

830 posts in 1065 days


#1 posted 899 days ago

I love this! Will the slide rails on the saddle racks support a western saddle?

-- Terri, Rocky Mountain High Colorado!

View AtomJack's profile

AtomJack

1279 posts in 1281 days


#2 posted 899 days ago

You must love your daughter a lot. That’s the best tack box I’ve ever seen.

View Grantman's profile

Grantman

79 posts in 2197 days


#3 posted 899 days ago

@Terri – yes. I’m not sure what size drawer slides I used but they’re easily adapted for 100 lb. drawer slides. I also put a steel support under the saddle racks. I’m not sure of the weight load but I’m pretty sure they’re over 100 lbs., too. Got ‘em at Home Depot.

@ AtomJack – yes, I surely do. You have no idea. She’s wonderful. I’m very blessed.

View ND2ELK's profile

ND2ELK

13495 posts in 1946 days


#4 posted 899 days ago

As nice as this looks, you must love your daughter very much! I am sure she was very pleased. The hooks you picked makes it extra special. Way to go Dad!!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

View Dennis Fletcher's profile

Dennis Fletcher

455 posts in 1226 days


#5 posted 899 days ago

Wow, I will have to show some of the people I know at the horse barns. They will fall in love with it.

Very nice job, well done!

-- http://www.ahomespecialist.net, Making design and application one. †

View MayflowerDescendant's profile

MayflowerDescendant

404 posts in 958 days


#6 posted 899 days ago

Great job! Lucky daughter. Awesome Dad. Thanks for sharing.

-- Glen - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

View dakremer's profile

dakremer

2271 posts in 1263 days


#7 posted 899 days ago

wow thats really cool and really functional! I like the “saddle holders” haha – great job

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

View twokidsnosleep's profile

twokidsnosleep

1023 posts in 1145 days


#8 posted 899 days ago

Awesome work
It must feel good to give this to your daughter and I bet she will cherish it forever

-- Scott "Some days you are the big dog, some days you are the fire hydrant"

View Pawky's profile

Pawky

278 posts in 976 days


#9 posted 898 days ago

Wow, that’s amazing. Definitely can’t let my girlfriend see that, though I’ll save this link for some time in the future in case ;P That looks very nice

View Splinterman's profile

Splinterman

23060 posts in 1533 days


#10 posted 898 days ago

Hey Grantman,
Now that is one sweet job…well done.

View SplashMaster's profile

SplashMaster

153 posts in 1033 days


#11 posted 898 days ago

Very awesome tack box I really like how all the storage slides out for ease great job!

View Skylark53's profile

Skylark53

2265 posts in 1232 days


#12 posted 898 days ago

No doubt, your favorite client. She is sure to enjoy it for many, many years. Well Done!!

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

View rivergirl's profile

rivergirl

3200 posts in 1010 days


#13 posted 898 days ago

Nice! Where’d you get the horse head hooks?

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

View Grantman's profile

Grantman

79 posts in 2197 days


#14 posted 898 days ago

@RiverGirl – I did a search for ‘tack hooks’ on the net and kept searching until I found something I liked. There are a number of sellers that have these. I think they were about $10 each. I have four or five more at home that I don’t need. Do you need some?

View AubreyA's profile

AubreyA

3 posts in 1335 days


#15 posted 898 days ago

As a long-time horsewoman and sometimes professional trainer, I’d LOVE to have a tackbox like this. I’m keeping this on file so I can build myself one someday! Thank you for sharing. The thought you put in to building something really useful for your daughter certainly shows.

showing 1 through 15 of 30 comments

Have your say...

You must be signed in to post the comments.

DISCLAIMER: Any posts on LJ are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of LJ. LJ will not be held liable for the actions of any user.

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

HomeRefurbers.com

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

GardenTenders.com :: gardening showcase