[Rockhounds] Display Cabinet for Minatures

[Tim Fisher]

For future reference, I have found that Lowe's cuts glass to
any size for much less than any glass shop. they did a pile of pieces for
homemade picture frames for me and they looked nice. If you want fancy
beveled edges, I don't know that they can do that (it is also
$$$).


At 08:26 AM 4/15/2008, you wrote:

Sandra,


I am waiting to build a full sized cabinet until my basement is fixed
up.  In
the meantime I needed SOMETHING to put on display and decided to build a
small

display of miniatures.


I built a shadowbox-like frame (using a miter saw) and put a groove in it
(with

table saw) to hold a sheet of glass for the front.  The top piece of
wood was

cut right through so the glass can slide in from the top.  The front
piece of

glass was from an old flat-bed scanner.  I glued some little
shelf-holders

(wood) to the insides and had 5(?) small glass shelves cut for me at a
glass

shop.  There is also a thin wood back to help mounting it to the
wall.  It's
mounted at eye level so you can see the pieces well.  It was cheap
and easy to

make and holds about 15-20 miniatures.


I can send a pick if you like.


Ronnie



Tim Fisher 

Ore-ROCK-On! 

Email address at
http://OreRockOn.com




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