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made from another piece of wood i found whilst out and about thought i would try a different type of catch as most boxes seem to be missing somthing in front . wooden hinges on the rear, and has some nail holes in the lid dont know what was nailed to though size 9” x 4” x 31/2”
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doncutlip
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#1 posted 410 days ago
That is some fine work, love the look of it
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#2 posted 410 days ago
Nice job. Welcome to LJ!
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choppertoo
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#3 posted 410 days ago
That is a very interesting latch. Great found wood project!
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#4 posted 410 days ago
That is a great project and I LOVE the front clasp. You did a very nice job on that.
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robert triplett
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#5 posted 410 days ago
Nice build. The latch is cool. Not sure about the top for me. If I start using found wood I can kiss my wood budget goodbye!
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gfadvm
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#6 posted 409 days ago
Nice build. The catch is very ingenious and looks difficult to do but it appears you got it just right.
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YorkshireStewart
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#7 posted 409 days ago
Nice one saproc; I love that catch.
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YorkshireStewart
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#8 posted 409 days ago
....good to see you’re at number ten in the top fifteen just now! More projects to come?
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RogerBean
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#9 posted 409 days ago
One of the coolest latches I’ve seen in a long time.
Roger
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Maveric777
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#10 posted 408 days ago
I’m with Roger… I am really digging that latch! I would of never of thought of that. Very VERY cool!
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Doe
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#11 posted 408 days ago
Your hinges and latches are amazing. Thanks for posting.
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Maveric777
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#12 posted 329 days ago
Sorry… Double post…
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