Do you make your own display cases?

jersey devl · Oct 20, 2010

dont know

if this is the right place for this but I presumed :icon_thumleft:

...anyways...enlighten me as to what materials you use,photos, ideas. Cheers all!

Woodland Detectors · Oct 20, 2010

Barn wood

jersey devl · Oct 20, 2010

You clould make a heckofalotta cases with the wood from a barn! :wink:

fyrffytr1 · Oct 20, 2010

I have used heart pine left over from a job. Mostly, I buy inexpensive ones from Hobby-Lobby when they have the 50% off sales. I am talking about the display frames, not curio cabinets.

ok2raise · Oct 21, 2010

jersey devl said:
dont know if this is the right place for this but I presumed ...anyways...enlighten me as to what materials you use,photos, ideas. Cheers all!

i use curly maple , pine , wormey maple, cherry , & Blackwalnut

Marc(NB) · Oct 21, 2010

I bought my display case from a company from Texas.Well built,great quality and really not all that expensive.I cant remember the name off hand but if your interested I can look for the sales receipt.Just pm me.

DigginThePast · Oct 21, 2010

Here is a great thread with plenty of photos of objects and display cases. :icon_thumright:

Get a napkin for the drool, there is a ton of great stuff in there.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,291399.0.html

coinshooter · Oct 22, 2010

I save all my good finds and make shadow boxes out of them.
I go to the swap meet and buy those old mass marketed shadow boxes
for as cheap as I can get them. A couple of bucks or so.
When I see them at garage sales I also buy them.
Then, I rip out the insides, repaint the inside of the box black and
glue in a piece of colored felt from Michael's (Arts and Crafts store).
They sell sheets of felt in all colors.
Then I glue in or use silicone seal to past these to the felt.
You can also paint small pieces of wood black and then glue or silicone seal something
to them to make them stand out from the background.
Here's a pic of one of them of some of my finds from England.