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WW2 Handgun Display Case

comments (1) May 13th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

NDVermin NDVermin, member
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One of the things that I love about woodworking is that I find it very easy to combine it with other hobbies and interests.  One of my other passions is World War 2 history and its technology and having a small, but authentic collection of WW2 firearms, I wanted to build something special to display them. This is really my first serious project, and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

One other note - I understand that the subject of the piece could be controversial to some since it's focused on German history during WW2, I intentionally made changes to the design to avoid using their very offensive symbol (even though I'm naturally a stickler for historical authenticity).  My next project will be for my United States M1 Garand rifle from WW2, so the "Good Guys" have a nice display too! 

I used Sketchup to design the piece, and it's made primarily of Cherry, Walnut and Bird's Eye Maple.

Scott


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evilzed evilzed writes: Very nice piece. And a nice combination of hobbies. You should be proud.
Posted: 7:23 am on May 23rd

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