I started by attaching a chain to either side of the lid to keep it from flopping back when opened. 
Voila! The finished product!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
How to Build a Tack Trunk, Part Two
Yeah! I finally finished it! Here is what I did:
I started by attaching a chain to either side of the lid to keep it from flopping back when opened.
Then I started a small storage box. I cut the pieces to size and routered them.
I glued and nailed the box together, countersunk the nails and filled the holes.
Then stained it.
Next I worked on the brush box. Again, I cut the pieces to size...
routered...
and glued and nailed.
I used a 5/8" dowel for the handle. After drilling a hole at either end of the box and inserting the dowel, I countersunk a nail through the top on both sides to keep the dowel from moving. Then stained the whole box.
I added some cleats on the inside of the trunk so the boxes would have a place to rest and...
I started by attaching a chain to either side of the lid to keep it from flopping back when opened. 
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Wow! Neat!
ReplyDeleteHi very nice you have done very well work .I really liked very much this Tack Trunk.keep it up and well done.
ReplyDeletethis is JUST what i was looking for i finally have a horse and i wanted to figure out how to build a tack truck and this is the PERFECT thing to help me to do that!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know that this is a very old post but it came up when I was searching how to make a brush box. My tack box is an odd size so I can't find a brush box to fit it and resigned that I may have to make my own. My only question is how to make the holes for the dowel rod to sit in for the handle.
ReplyDeleteUse a "hole saw". This is an item that attaches to your drill to drill a large hole (measure your dowel diameter) to accommodate your dowel. Hole saws come in many sizes.
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