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Burial Flag Case

comments (3) January 10th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

Chaos07 Chaos07, member
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This is a burial flag case for a co-workers father.  Korea/Vietnam veteran and his ashes rest in the base. 

Curly Cherry with Tung Oil and wax finish.


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Chaos
posted in: Reader's Gallery, , case, flag


Comments (3)

sirdave4 sirdave4 writes: I would love to build this for my grandma. Do you have plans, pictures and/or dimensions for this case? Beautiful job!!!
Posted: 3:02 pm on March 23rd

Chaos07 Chaos07 writes: I groved the base and top of the case to allow a plywood panel be inserted before attaching to base with 4 screws. this allows the top to be removed allwoing the glass to be replaced should that be required. It also keeps the back clean and free of fasteners.

I have made a dozed or so flag cases and have always put them on a small flat base to avoid the long mitre, then I can attach with screws allowing the removal if needed. This time I just added the box below.
Posted: 4:13 pm on August 12th

woodsmith3 woodsmith3 writes: I like your method of joinery and the pedestal for mounting on a mantel or shelf. A few years back I made one for similar reasons and decided to jig up and make fifteen at the same time. Mine was much simpler than yours as it did not have the pedestal. I solved the base miter problem by making a jig that held the base and one side together for cutting the miter on my tablesaw. I wish you had posted a pic of the back side. Good idea.
Posted: 11:23 am on May 12th

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