Boomboxes

Nice work !!!! Are the box bottoms also pine ??

The bottoms are 1/4 inch pine, floating in a groove 3/8 inch up. On one of them, my 1/4 inch pine warped so bad I had to use 3/8 so I made some feet for it.

How big are these guys?? I get the sense that the draw catches are smaller than the ones I’ve seen (cir 3” long) where did you find them??

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

Very cool!! A little different from the teenagers’ boomboxes.They would be great for ammo and cleaning supplies to take on hunting trips. WHAT GREAT GIFTS!!!!
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for sharing.

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

They are about 16X8, nine inches high. I got all the hardware from Lee Valley Hardware, a company with excellent customer service and a wide seletion. I buy on line and have no other affiliation with them.

Where do you get this printable transparencies from? Link?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

I composed them on my computer using an old Print Artist program, then printed on paper and had Kinko’s make a transparency. I use so few transparencies, it isn’t cost effective to print my own. I downloaded the mountain man from the internet a long time ago and don’t remember where. Hope I don’t get into copywrite problems. I haven’t used it commercially, this is too labor intensive to turn commercial with it.

Size is great! I’m not sure how I missed Lee Valley. How do the two styles of catch compare, quality wise?? To me, anyway, the way the bail is mounted in the round (Tommy’s Box) looks a might weak.)

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

Not sure what you are calling the bail. If you are talking about the bail on the latch, it is plenty strong enough for this application. The latches on all three boxes are the same. Stock no s7001 at Lee Valley. These boxes are made with splined miters but I made some with box joints and others with dovetails.

Real Cool, looks like You have several construction methods down to a T, great looking boxes, thanks for sharing

-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing