Homade coin chest

TONEDDOLLARS · February 21, 2003 7:35AM

Last weekend was presidents weekend, 28" of snow weekend and not least of all my birthday on Monday. (Still waiting for that birthday coin GSAGUY) In an earlier thread it was asked airtites or slabs? Well I think I combined a little of both with these pictures. As always gifts are a problem, the kids (all grown up) ask what do you want. Anything short of GSAGUYS or Annacondas toned Morgans won't do so I told my oldest to get me a piece of walnut measuring 1"x10"x8'. I had some foam airtite velvet type inserts so I set out to build myself a coin chest. had done research on the Nickols cabinets and a few others and found them to be way to expensive. Around $1500.-$1650 delivered. I asked a friend who makes cabinets and he told me around $1800. I would rather spend it on a coin or five. I have put pictures of my progress with the chest as it devoloped over the weekend including the snow day of Monday. The only picture I did not take was of the piece of wood as a hole piece. Here are the results of my work.

Geoman · February 21, 2003 7:37AM

Very nice! I wish I was that motivated!

paigowjohnny · February 21, 2003 7:51AM

I am truly impressed (and extremely jealous ). Well done...I'm lucky to pound a nail in a board straight...

fivecents · February 21, 2003 7:54AM

TONEDDOLLARS,

All that in only 3 days.....wow!! I need to switch to your brand of coffee.

Great job !!

Paul

Petescorner · February 21, 2003 7:55AM

Sweet! Are you taking orders?

CoinAddict · February 21, 2003 7:57AM

That is one very nice coin cabinet. I only wish I could afford to buy one or even build one.

NumisEd · February 21, 2003 7:58AM

Wow. Very lovely indeed. Is the laquer harmful to the coins? I like it. Imagine if all of your coins were raw.........that would really look nice. The slabs take up too much real estate.

shirohniichan · February 21, 2003 8:00AM

That's a great looking cabinet! I bid on two used cabinets offered in Heritage's FUN auction, but there were collectors willing to spend a lot more than I was!

Russ · February 21, 2003 8:00AM

Damn, that's a beautiful piece of work! I'm always envious of people with the skill to do that.

Russ, NCNE

bulloncoins · February 21, 2003 8:01AM

WOW! Nice piece of furniture.

Dog97 · February 21, 2003 8:02AM

That's really nice & classy.

tjkillian · February 21, 2003 8:03AM

Very nice indeed! Could you please post the plans so that others may benefit from it?

Tom

TONEDDOLLARS · February 21, 2003 8:13AM

There are really no set plans. I built it around the airtite velvet insert. If anyone is really interested send me a pm and I'll give you the dimensions that I used. As for cost. The wood was $7.00 a foot, the brass knobs were $1.89 for two, the inserts are $2.00 each, wood glue and a quart of valathene. Quick drying (10 min.) and no harmful odors.

Russ · February 21, 2003 8:17AM

TD,

When you say inserts are you talking about the dowels? Or is there something else to buy?

Russ, NCNE

TONEDDOLLARS · February 21, 2003 8:22AM

Russ I actually used biscuts for all the corners, much easier to work with. Wood dowels are holding the rails between the draws in place. That was the hardest part of the project, lining up all the rails to install the last piece. No the Inserts are from Airtite, they are velvet covered foam with cutouts for the slabs. It is hard to see in the picture, but those coins are sitting in the maroon foam not on it.

Russ · February 21, 2003 8:24AM

Cool, you're kind of like the Old Yankee Workshop.

Russ, NCNE

ah · February 21, 2003 8:29AM

Really is a nice piece of work, you are very talented with the hand tools.
Did you have plans or just designed it yourself??

baccaruda · February 21, 2003 9:36AM

cool chest - and i finally have a chance to show mine off. they're not drawers but individual removable cases. built it myself.

gsaguy · February 21, 2003 10:01AM

Neat coin chest Toneddollars.....and I imagine it's especially rewarding to build it yourself. And you told me you were an electrician!!

GSAGUY

P.S. You mean you haven't received that birthday gift yet?

Edited to add a wink and a smiley face.

TONEDDOLLARS · February 21, 2003 10:03AM

No coin yet Bryan, still looking though. Electricians, class of the building trades

TomB · February 21, 2003 12:02PM

Kudos to both TONEDDOLLARS and baccaruda for their skill and craftsmanship!

michael · February 21, 2003 12:09PM

wow!!!!!! a true collector cabinet!

please see my more detailed comments on this chest on the ngccoin.com forums on toneddollars thread!

wow a real neat refined item!!

sincerely michael

robertpr · February 21, 2003 12:11PM

You should build more of these and sell them, you'd make enough dough to buy some really awesome coins.

CYBERKEN · February 21, 2003 12:29PM

Gorgeous! Woodworking is almost becoming a lost art. Your cabinet enhances your collection. Thanks for the pics...

ARCO · February 21, 2003 12:32PM

Very cool! Presenting and enjoying one's collection is a very intergral part of the fun of collecting! I have to make myself one. Maybe you would be kind enough to post the materials needed and the dimensions.

only problem is that the modern plastic slabs make a sacriligious mockery of your piece of art. Imagine that baby filled with raw, choice original coins!! I would be on me knees in holy worship to the numismatic God!

Tyler

supercoin · February 21, 2003 3:31PM

Cool! Almost inspires me to slap some wood-grain Contact Paper on my PCGS plastic boxes.

rwhite · February 21, 2003 4:18PM

WOW... Thats one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.. you should bring some to LB and sell them! I'd be a buyer.

Gemini · February 21, 2003 7:15PM

Beautiful work guys...and may your drawers never be empty...

Homade coin chest

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