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It sounds like a fun project and I look forward to seeing the results. Do not be scared by wood. If you choose the right type you should be okay.
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Canada
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You may want to look into buying a slab binder with soft plastic slots. While I see the logic in that, those little coins look lost in a sea of plastic. 500 years from now, civilization will wonder at our fascination with plastics. Ours is an odd age where everything seems to be made of plastic or coated with it. From vinyl siding to latex paint, kids toys, utinsels, clothes, money ... coin slabs... I like the idea of a wooden box.  |
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United States
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Lots of fun to be had from making useful objects from wood ... my 3rd hobby is such ... looking forward to seeing whatever you achieve
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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My mother gave me this box 50 years ago. Cedar wood..   |
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United States
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Use my smaller humidor!  Philippine mahogany? I use metal boxes for many. |
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I cannot upload a picture but I have decided on mopani wood it is a very hard and heavy wood.....67lb per cubic feet, it's very dry as well as soon Ias I can upload a picture I will send a picture of a already completed box I made.
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My mother gave me this box 50 years ago. Cedar wood.. Very nice!  Quote:
I cannot upload a picture but I have decided on mopani wood it is a very hard and heavy wood.....67lb per cubic feet, it's very dry as well as soon Ias I can upload a picture I will send a picture of a already completed box I made. We look forward to seeing it.  |
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South Africa
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  This is how the box will look like, just bigger. I have no power tools so a file, chisel and sand paper is all I have, this one took almost 3 weeks to make.....very very hard wood infact it is in the top 10 for hardness. I had all the power tools but ya someone stole it, but I am grateful because it makes the carpentry just so much more personal and rewarding. |
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This is how the box will look like, just bigger. I have no power tools so a file, chisel and sand paper is all I have, this one took almost 3 weeks to make.....very very hard wood infact it is in the top 10 for hardness. I had all the power tools but ya someone stole it, but I am grateful because it makes the carpentry just so much more personal and rewarding. Wow! That is quite impressive, especially having been done by hand!  Quote:
I have one of these. 50 slabbed coins. Excellent product. I got one of these for my slabbed Ikes. It is very nice. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a big cigar humidor, lined with Spanish cedar because it retains the moisture to keep the cigars at 70% humidity.
I don't think I would keep coins in cedar... I would stay with very hard woods.
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Ireland
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this is interesting,
I was wondering how people are storing their coins.
I suppose after building the wooden box you could
throw in some desiccant pods to absorb the moisture in the air!
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United States
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I suppose after building the wooden box you could throw in some desiccant pods to absorb the moisture in the air! The lighthouse box shown above came with a desiccant pack inside. I only plan to fill 40 of the 50 slots, so I left it in there.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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You received a lot of great feedback. No power tools? WoW! You must be a good woodworker using just hand tools. I admire that!
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South Africa
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Not reall, just time and patience that's all, anyone can do it, I haven't started on the box yet, pre occupied with other stuff.
60 grit sandpaper can do wonders with the excess wood lol
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