Col L's Box

Thank the gents for their service. “Zoomies” are in a world of their own. Nice work on their boxes. Same design as mine only with Golden Oak stain. Hope they enjoy retirement.

-- DonB

This case is awesome! I build flag cases to hold the large interment flags for friends and family and would like to start including a shadow box as you do. Can you elaborate some on how you attach the Col’s ribbons and awards to the felt? Do you remove the backs and pins or do you push the pins into the back? I have tried using a piece of corrugated cardboard behind the felt that is glued to the back and have had mixed results.Thanks
John

-- i love the smell of sawdust in the morning, it smells like victory. John

This box actually has picture frame mat as the background and I also use felt . Mat costs a bunch, but looks the best when you have a lot of space between items. Also the thin ribbon and medal sets you can order work much better, but I also do the regular racks too. Either way I break the pins off the backs of everything file them as close as I can then glue them on. You could (and I have) push the pins through the mat into the plywood back, but getting it in the perfect position is harder and sometimes you can break the pins and it may loosen up later and fall to the bottom. RTV is good, goop works, but I like the crystal clear Locktite in case some of it squeezes out from beneath. I’ve also used 5-min epoxy before when they want something heavy (like a brick or chunk of a building in there. The smaller stuff and Lt bars are the hardest to get them to hold without getting some squeezeout. Good luck.

-- "Always with Honor"

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.
John

-- i love the smell of sawdust in the morning, it smells like victory. John