Unique Rustic Mailbox With Aged Copper Roof

very cool mail box,you did an incredible job aging the copper youd swear it had been out in the weather for decades.nice work ill bet you get compliments from the mailman.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Love it! Thanks for the inspiration. I have some copper laying around that I now have a use for.

-- Rob - Indianapolis IN - Learning... one mistake at a time...

That is one cool mailbox. Great design!! I like the magnet closure. I just did that on ours because the door was always falling open…no more!

Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

A very fine job.

Reminds me of a Praire Schooner, just needs the wheels!

-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR

Beautiful mailbox! I’m very envious.

I’ve replaced mine several times because I live on a long straight-a-way in the country and am unfortunately surrounded by a number of bored, angst filled teenagers. You know the type, lacking in frontal lobe development but apparently (ridiculously so, I might add) still manage to have access to fast cars and baseball bats/ beer bottles in which to occasionally take out said angst upon vulnerable mailboxes. Hence my envy. I’ll never create something as beautiful as your box, but I sure wish I could!

I have to admit, their aim is impressive though.

-- Live to putter...putter to live!

Walther,

Nice job! I think my mail box is getting there just because it’s surviving. Barley!

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Thank you, guys, for your words! I’m glad if my project brought some good and useful ideas for you!

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Looks great!

How did you are the copper?

I have a copper mailbox that has been out int eh weather for years and does not have those green tints.

Wow, that’s really well done. I like everything about this, especially the fasteners.

Looks great!

How did you are the copper?

I have a copper mailbox that has been out int eh weather for years and does not have those green tints.

- redtail

Sand the copper with some steel wool and the aging will happen. I also had a solution that will age copper that I got from a hobby store. Here is a couple of spiders I made for my landscaping years ago.

-- "The Answer Is Blowin'n In The Wind" John D, OP, KS

I still have all the pieces of copper (legs) that I saved once the cedar wood rotted away. I should make them again, I always liked them.

-- "The Answer Is Blowin'n In The Wind" John D, OP, KS

About aging copper. Depends on the color you desire. Basic recipe – sand the copper with the sand paper and use the solution salt+copper sulfate in the water. The color will depend on the how is your copper is clear. It will go from the blue to green.

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