displaying grandads trophy

fred p · 01-04-2011, 08:00 PM

Finally got around to doing this. I think it turned out good. I am not done with the finishing yet. just 1 coat so far. It is an oil finish and will get several more coats.
the box is made from cherry that he and I sawed up back in the seventies and the top is a scrap of sepele I had lounging around the shop.

It aint a Luger but it will house one.....

hope the pics show up.

alanint · 01-04-2011, 08:04 PM

Beautiful work!

Grandad would be proud!

John Sabato · 01-05-2011, 09:02 AM

Nice... and beautiful wood too!

AndrewC · 01-05-2011, 02:20 PM

Wow !!

Conny · 01-06-2011, 01:23 AM

Hell, I don't have a Luger any more but would buy a box like that. Sweeeeet.

hansfischer007 · 01-06-2011, 10:59 AM

Beautiful Box......Im hopefully in the process of building one for my 6" Barrel Luger that Luger Doc is working on right now......my question is......how did you do the Luger Cutout..??....is there a stencil available or did you just wing it..?......let me know if you will.....I appreciate it.........Thanks....Hans Fischer

fred p · 01-06-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by hansfischer007

Beautiful Box......Im hopefully in the process of building one for my 6" Barrel Luger that Luger Doc is working on right now......my question is......how did you do the Luger Cutout..??....is there a stencil available or did you just wing it..?......let me know if you will.....I appreciate it.........Thanks....Hans Fischer

there are many ways but I simply traced it on paper, glued the paper to wood and cut it out on a scroll saw. Then I lined it with felt [flocking would be better] and glued a piece of felt to the bottom. The cut out is just a drop in held in place by the trim I used to hold the lift off lid. there is a plywood bottom and the top is just a raised panel fit into a groove. You could cut out patterns and route the insert areas. If you go that route you could make templates for the various parts and set the router to different depths. It would be more difficult to do the felt that way though unless you have a flocking setup. Hope this helps.

fred

01-04-2011, 08:00 PM	#1
fred p User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N.C. usa Posts: 86 Thanks: 10 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	displaying grandads trophy Finally got around to doing this. I think it turned out good. I am not done with the finishing yet. just 1 coat so far. It is an oil finish and will get several more coats. the box is made from cherry that he and I sawed up back in the seventies and the top is a scrap of sepele I had lounging around the shop. It aint a Luger but it will house one..... hope the pics show up. __________________ if it's broke I'll either fix it or I'll fix it so no one else can fix it.

01-05-2011, 09:02 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Nice... and beautiful wood too! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

01-06-2011, 01:23 AM	#5
Conny User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Culpeper, Va. Posts: 279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts	Hell, I don't have a Luger any more but would buy a box like that. Sweeeeet. __________________ Rangers Lead the Way, Duane Leiker

01-06-2011, 10:59 AM	#6
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Luger Box Beautiful Box......Im hopefully in the process of building one for my 6" Barrel Luger that Luger Doc is working on right now......my question is......how did you do the Luger Cutout..??....is there a stencil available or did you just wing it..?......let me know if you will.....I appreciate it.........Thanks....Hans Fischer

01-04-2011, 08:04 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Beautiful work! Grandad would be proud!

01-05-2011, 02:20 PM	#4
AndrewC User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 35 Thanks: 37 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Wow !!