A friend recently showed me an all wood safe that included a combination lock. You know the look…. big dial with numbers, a handle to slide or twist to open, big hinges… He purchased this at a craft fair on the east coast. The maker said he’d gotten the plans from a magazine. My friend isn’t a woodworker at all but he appreciates the craft. Well, we both wonder how the locking mechanism actually works. On his safe, that part is entirely enclosed within a wood cover. I said I’d check the FWW index, but I don’t find it. So it must have appeared in another magazine. Does anyone have a clue? Will you share the info? Neither of us wants to reproduce the thing, we are simply curious how the mechanism works. Thanks for any leads.
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I don't know if it has anything on safes, but there is a book available on making wooden locks. It is called, Making Working Wooden Locks by Tim Detweiler.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
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He has another one, I think it's called More Wooden Locks and it has a wooden safe with combination lock. I think Amazon has it.
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If you want to see an astounding wooden box safe go here! http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~k-yazawa/jointwork.html Check out the middle row, second from left. Now those are "dove tails" on steroids. Also the code for the combination.
Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
<<"Check out the middle row, second from left. Now those are "dove tails" on steroids."Nope. They're finger joints. With real fingers.
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OK, Ya got me ;-) But still impressive.Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
I wonder what funny farm he ended up on after making those dove tails
Hmmmm...what wast the fire rating on that piece?
Hey, SOMEONE had to say it! B-)
I don't know the exact fire rating, but I assume it must be OK. At least I didn't see any ash. Thanks to all who helped. I'll look up those books.
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