New product: Radom wood grip reproductions

DonVoigt · 11-05-2016, 09:51 PM

Ollie,
thanks for the thoughts.
Yes, I thought of birch, but eliminated it because of hardness on the scale- may have been error.
I "found" what looks like nice clear maple boards; one of the problems with the box is the bottom requires a 1 1/4" thick board !

Hardware,
the strange, unusual, or unique latch on these boxes will have to be made from scratch. Bent from flat stock, punched, some parts milled, a spring - very daunting.
I've never seen these latches on anything else, nor could I find them online.
Maybe if I were in Germany they would be common.

Even the hinges are special.

11-05-2016, 09:51 PM	#15
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	Ollie, thanks for the thoughts. Yes, I thought of birch, but eliminated it because of hardness on the scale- may have been error. I "found" what looks like nice clear maple boards; one of the problems with the box is the bottom requires a 1 1/4" thick board ! Hardware, the strange, unusual, or unique latch on these boxes will have to be made from scratch. Bent from flat stock, punched, some parts milled, a spring - very daunting. I've never seen these latches on anything else, nor could I find them online. Maybe if I were in Germany they would be common. Even the hinges are special. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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