A couple of powder storage boxes (pics)

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Made these up for a fellow CGN'er.

Finished size is 16" X 16" X 14", dovetailed pine, raised panel lids and removable dividers.
I used pre-lam pine...not furniture grade by any means, but they look better than a tupperware tote :D

The one on the right is done except for handles, the other just needs to be trimmed to height and the brass mounted.

Anyone know where a guy could get "explosive" stickers to make them totally legal?

WW

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LOL....this wasn't supposed to be a "buy me" post :D

I'll build whatever anyone wants....it's what I do for a living :)

When you get into the Dovetails and such, they aren't cheap though, esp. for one-offs.....Unless I'm doing a bunch at the same time, they can run 225+ bucks a piece depending on what I can get the lumber for on any given day

That said, if people are OK with pinned or dowelled butt joints and flat tops, they would be cheaper....esp. in quantity.

I did do a LARGE one for a guy a while back that was something else...I wish I had of taken a pic. 24X24X18, 7/8" thick black walnut with aluminum pinning as an accent, 10 coats of hand rubbed oil and a leather inlaid top.....I almost wanted to keep it!
 
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I'm going to start building them too. I just bought a 24" dovetail jig from Busybee and it works like a charm. My router table is due in on the 14th....then it's full steam ahead :D
Very nice job WW. I hear you on the cost. There's a lot of time involved and wood isn't cheap these days. Add a little hardware and oil/stain and the costs start to add up.
 
With the dovetails they looked a lot like bee hives. Very fine workmanship. I made mine out of 1" plywood, 2 x 10's and 2 x 6's but after seeing yours I wouldn't show mine. My wife is concerned about how long they would last in a fire before exploding . . .
 
blacksmithden said:
Even better. Get a metal stencil made up and use a heat gun to burn it on. It would look pretty cool. Maybe a branding iron type thing heated up with a propane torch ??? Wait...I'm giving away all my good ideas :D
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If you buy placards from Acklands-Grainger , I think you have to buy packs of 50. I will check at work today and see if i can get you a few. I will let you know.
 
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heavyBullet said:
I found this under "Regulations Respecting Explosives" So I guess it does not have to be an official DG placard like I thought.
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Correct, you just need to write Explosive on the box, no need for official stickers. I printed labels off my computer.
 
horseman2 said:
With the dovetails they looked a lot like bee hives. Very fine workmanship. I made mine out of 1" plywood, 2 x 10's and 2 x 6's but after seeing yours I wouldn't show mine. My wife is concerned about how long they would last in a fire before exploding . . .
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per haps to avoid this explosion, i drill holes in to my powder boxes so as not to be air tite. simple plywood box with all the fixens in real brass, and a "warning gunpowder, explosive" in bold red outlined black letters. the top is built "weak" so in case of explosion, the top splits in to 2 pieces both attached by a piece of kevlar rubber fire hose so shrapnal doesnt fly. it is pretty safe, and in my area, fits the local reqs to be legal storage of class whatever explosives.
 
lannard said:
per haps to avoid this explosion, i drill holes in to my powder boxes so as not to be air tite. simple plywood box with all the fixens in real brass, and a "warning gunpowder, explosive" in bold red outlined black letters. the top is built "weak" so in case of explosion, the top splits in to 2 pieces both attached by a piece of kevlar rubber fire hose so shrapnal doesnt fly. it is pretty safe, and in my area, fits the local reqs to be legal storage of class whatever explosives.
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I can't say I agree with the practice of drilling holes.....the way I see it is this: You could have a dozen 1/2" holes in the box and it still won't be enough to vent the gasses caused when 1-6 lbs of powder ignites.....and those holes allow air into the box...and fire.....think "Flash hole on a flintlock". Besides, with a sealed box, by the time fire gets through to the powder, it has weakened to the point where it's little more than a cardboard structure anyway. Wood combusts long before the internal temps reach the flashpoint of the powder. I think drilling holes is defeating the purpose to be honest....look at it this way: Throw a cardboard box with a bunch of holes in it on the fire, and time it to failure....now do the same with a sealed one. The sealed one will go 2-3 times longer than the one full of holes as the air inside has to reach the flashpoint for the cardboard...with a box full of holes that's taken out of the equation.


agrubin said:
Here's a free safety sign generator I found a while back. I made up a few signs and printed them off for work and for home.

http://says-it.com/safety/index.php
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Awesome! Thanks.
 
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