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bbmike

July 21, 2016, 07:48:48 AM
I was walking through an antique store and came across this small wooden box. I'm not sure what it was used for (jewelry maybe?). Inside the lid it says "Presented by McDuffie - Marlowe Furn Co., Georgetown, SC". It was priced at $10 so I bought it (probably could have haggled it down but didn't). I sanded it, refinished it, put a new latch on the front and lined the inside with felt. Now it's my new dice box! The second picture matches the color. Now if I could just get that gaming desk.  :-\





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bayonetbrant

#1
July 21, 2016, 10:17:43 AM
That looks trés cool!

I'll take 2!  Do you deliver?!  :)
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Silent Disapproval Robot

#2
July 21, 2016, 11:01:10 AM
Nice!

There's a guy on the Wings of Glory forums who has been making counter trays out of cigar boxes.  They don't look to shabby.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?21324-Keeping-playing-counters-and-chits-organized&highlight=cigar

mirth

#3
July 21, 2016, 11:38:58 AM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on July 21, 2016, 11:01:10 AM
Nice!

There's a guy on the Wings of Glory forums who has been making counter trays out of cigar boxes.  They don't look to shabby.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?21324-Keeping-playing-counters-and-chits-organized&highlight=cigar


That's pretty cool.
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Nefaro

#4
July 21, 2016, 04:16:28 PM Last Edit: July 21, 2016, 04:18:20 PM by Nefaro
I try to avoid ogling too many small containers, else I end up getting them all.   Because boxes can always be useful.  It could possibly get as bad as my game collecting obsession.  :crazy2:


Nice score, btw.  Finding decent wooden containers that size is a plus.








Staggerwing

#5
July 22, 2016, 05:39:29 AM
Mike- that looks very nice! Where do you get the replacement hardware? I've started dabbling in laser engraving unfinished cigar boxes which I can get fairly cheap but the hinges and latches are stamped-metal crap.
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bbmike

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July 22, 2016, 07:37:08 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on July 22, 2016, 05:39:29 AM
Mike- that looks very nice! Where do you get the replacement hardware? I've started dabbling in laser engraving unfinished cigar boxes which I can get fairly cheap but the hinges and latches are stamped-metal crap.

I ordered them from Amazon, but be careful. Most are tiny, cheap stamped-metal crap just as you said. The latch that I bought isn't really great quality but it works. The local True Value had some decent small hinges.
Cigar boxes! Great idea! Don't search for those on Amazon.  :P  In a new twist I think a thread I created is going to cost me money.  ;D
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

mirth

#7
July 22, 2016, 07:39:31 AM
This could work out. I was thinking about taking up cigar smoking anyway.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bbmike

#8
July 22, 2016, 07:46:07 AM
Quote from: mirth on July 22, 2016, 07:39:31 AM
This could work out. I was thinking about taking up cigar smoking anyway.

Don't let that interfere with your soon to be Hillary-induced alcoholism.
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

mirth

#9
July 22, 2016, 07:48:29 AM
Quote from: bbmike on July 22, 2016, 07:46:07 AM
Quote from: mirth on July 22, 2016, 07:39:31 AM
This could work out. I was thinking about taking up cigar smoking anyway.

Don't let that interfere with your soon to be Hillary-induced alcoholism.

Good point. I need to prioritize.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Rekim

#10
July 22, 2016, 07:49:45 AM
Looks great.

With a couple of mods it could also moonlight as a Liar's Dice set

bbmike

#11
July 22, 2016, 08:10:55 AM
Oooh, foam inserts, another great idea! I need to stop looking at this thread now.
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

mirth

#12
July 22, 2016, 08:13:59 AM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#13
July 22, 2016, 08:15:42 AM
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