| Project by ChuckV | posted 04-14-2019 02:27 PM | 1427 views | 1 time favorited | 6 comments |  |
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The backstory of these banks using old P.O. mailbox doors is here.
I made nine more banks for a total of 10. They all have buyers and all the money is going to the town’s historical society.
I spent seven hours working on the first bank. The other nine took me 27 hours, or three hours each. Since the doors are all the same size, much of the time savings was knowing the exact dimensions of the box to fit the door. This also allowed me to “automate” the cutting of the sides.
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Jim Jakosh
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#1 posted 04-14-2019 04:38 PM
nice banks and nice donation yo the historical society.
jim
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Joe Lyddon
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#2 posted 04-14-2019 11:59 PM
Yep, you’re getting the ‘hang’ of it…
... and you can Bank on that! :)
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jeffswildwood
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#3 posted 04-15-2019 11:59 AM
Very nice banks! You are correct, after the first one, the rest get easier. Super job for a good cause!
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BurlyBob
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#4 posted 04-15-2019 04:01 PM
Those are really nice. I’ve always loved post office door banks.
Steve
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#5 posted 04-15-2019 08:21 PM
Very nice work.
I’d like to find a few doors to make banks for my kids.
hjt
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#6 posted 04-17-2019 11:27 AM
Very nice Chuck. But you always do such nice work.
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