Idle hands

[SA1911a1]

My wife and I were plundering a junk shop a couple of days ago and I was inspired by a shadow box frame for five dollars. My wheels started whirring and I thought that with a little alterations, that that would make a good display for the lowly four blade scout/camp knives that I have a hoard of. I paid five dollars for the box and bought enough fabric to wrap my house for two dollars. When I got home, I ripped the cardboard back off of the thing and replaced it with some 1/4" plywood scrap that I had laying around the barn. I attached the fabric to the plywood with spray contact cement. My wife had bought some cup hooks in bulk for a project some years ago and the remains were hiding in a drawer in the kitchen, so I scarfed them. I hinged it with some recycled strap hinges from my barn stash. It was a fun three hour project.

The knives include blades by Camillus, Pal, Utica, Imperial, Colonial, KaBar and probably a couple of others I can't recall off hand. My policy is that I will buy any of these, American made, four blade knives that I can find priced under $10.00. The old carbon steel blades are under-appreciated in today's world of the scores of "wonder steels" that knives are made of today, but they will take and hold a keen edge. The ages of these goes from the '30s through the 70s. Knife collectors don't bother with these knives so the price remains affordable. There are a couple that would get the folks on the AAPK forum excited. The one with the glass-cutter blade is hard to find. Mike donated one of the SS military blades to the cause; a Vietnam era blade known as Knife, pocket, utility in the quartermaster circles. (Thanks, Mike)

I am going to be hunting another box to display my WWII blades. It beats having them in a dresser drawer.

[tomaustin]

your frame have a hinged back..? or open from the front...

[Sonny]

Looks good.

[SA1911a1]

your frame have a hinged back..? or open from the front...

The front opens, it lifts up, the back is attached to the wall. The shadow box had a goofy slogan in it and was sealed, not meant to change the display.

I finished my WWII display earlier. I am not particularly happy with the mounting, but it will do until I can come up with something else. That is a $5.00 project as it stands.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Nice. I picked up three German clocks a few weeks back, two untested, but the coo-coo clock is working on the wall in front of me right now.

[SA1911a1]

There is a reason, that has nothing to do with the sound, for calling them Coo Coo clocks. That is how I would be after 24 hours of that thing going off.
I like the other clock though.

[ffuries]

I like the bottom clock, it's a nice looking one.

[Junk Yard Dog]

I like the bottom clock, it's a nice looking one.

It will be for sale at very reasonable cost, and I can have my friend haul it to Florida. He will be collecting his car here sometime after the 11th and returning to Palm Coast going right past you. No idea if it works, but Steve could fix it for you if you bribe him with a spare S&W, or maybe a Finn Mosin.

[steelbuttplate]

your frame have a hinged back..? or open from the front...

The front opens, it lifts up, the back is attached to the wall. The shadow box had a goofy slogan in it and was sealed, not meant to change the display.

I finished my WWII display earlier. I am not particularly happy with the mounting, but it will do until I can come up with something else. That is a $5.00 project as it stands.

I don't know what material the back of your box is, wood ? There are U shaped steeples at the hardware store I've used to pin down outdoor carpet. They would work well on your GI blades. Nice collection.

[steelbuttplate]

your frame have a hinged back..? or open from the front...

The front opens, it lifts up, the back is attached to the wall. The shadow box had a goofy slogan in it and was sealed, not meant to change the display.

I finished my WWII display earlier. I am not particularly happy with the mounting, but it will do until I can come up with something else. That is a $5.00 project as it stands.

I don't know what material the back of your box is, wood ? There are U shaped steeples at the hardware store I've used to pin down outdoor carpet. They would work well on your GI blades. Nice collection.

Bailing wire Steve, run it in below each blade and out above, then it looks like each one has its own loop.