This was a burial flag case that I made for my uncle to hold my grandfather's burial flag case. It's a relatively old project but finally got around to finishing and uploading the video.
The woods are Curly Maple for the flag case, Walnut for the drawer case, Poplar for the drawes, and birdseye zebrawood for the drawer veneers.
Are there specific keepsakes or objects that will be kept in the drawers?
I'm not entirely sure the extent, as my uncle lives on the exact opposite side of the country (TX), but I believe shells from the salute, badges, pins, medals, letters, and a few other small things like that.
I like the floating effect
Thanks Ryan, that was a last minute add on, as I was searching for something that made it feel "right". Originally I was going to attach it straight to the case, but just wasn't happy (especially with the width difference). Ended up using a pair of the offcuts from the case itself under there, beveled at 45 degrees. I'm really glad that ended up finding its way in
Barb, thanks, I cut the original video down to about 1/3 of what it was before, so it's a lot more concise now and added voice over. The voice over was tricky, the last bit took a few tries to get through
Just starting to flush out a design for my mom for my grandfather's flag and decorations. I like the pedestal, I may incorporate that. I'll have to watch the video later and figure out those joints at the bottom of the flag case. Great work and gorgeous wood selections!
It's really well built. Good job! I have a small cut off piece of zebrawood but I can't make up my mind to do hand plane on that hardwood, haha(I know yours is nice veneer).
Kenny, I've got more pictures of it, but not sure if I ever captured that specific piece. I can check the raw video files to see if I caught it anywhere. Basically, they're mitered, but screwed in from the bottom (with threaded inserts in the angled pieces). I think that's what I did, anyway... this was like 5 years ago now 🤣
Chris, What a special case! The video is a wonderful tribute to your grandfather. You put a lot of love in the build and documentation. Thanks for sharing. L/W
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