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Well, I picked up a piece of glass..... stopped by home depot for lumber and hardware...... played with a bunch of power tools..... swore a bit..... drank a lot..... and came up with this.





All I need to do is clean up the silicone seal on the glass and paint the hardware.

Very cool...

Sweet, bro.


Joe

JoeH wrote:Sweet, bro.


Joe

Thanks. I should be clear that the only thing I Replaced was the top. The rest is vintage mosin crate. Fun project though!
Still can't believe the wife is letting me keep it in the living room.

That is cool
But, only three rifles?

Are you going to lag bolt it to the floor, or leave it loose to make it easy for folks looking to turn their lives around?

That's pretty sweet! Where does one get a mosin crate?

I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the most outstanding piece of furniture I have ever seen!

Very nice!!! Bravo!

I drooled on my shirt, coffee table looks great, now make one for each of us!

Very cool Strad. I have been hoping to find a Mauser crate to do something similar. I was thinking a stand up display, but the coffee table idea is awesome.

The real question is if it's allowed in the house, or relegated to the man cave?

SparkyJeff wrote:That is cool
But, only three rifles?

Are you going to lag bolt it to the floor, or leave it loose to make it easy for folks looking to turn their lives around?

Yeah. Only three. For now...... but I'm only putting Mosins in it, and I'm working on getting more. Hae to find the right ones to fill the collection......

Bolt it to the floor? Most likely not. It will weigh about 300lbs when I'm done with it, and honestly, even if it were bolted to the floor, tempered or not that glass wouldn't be that hard to get through. A dedicated thief would have it either way.

hoel6466 wrote:That's pretty sweet! Where does one get a mosin crate?

Thanks! I would start by asking around at the retailers that sell mosins.

JJ wrote:The real question is if it's allowed in the house, or relegated to the man cave?

Really, it was my Wife's idea to have it in the house. I love my Wife. I saw a picture of something virtually identical on the intrawebz, (so no, this isn't my brain child) and brought it up with her. It now proudly sits in front of my couch in the living room.

Here's the kicker..... She took a look at the original top of the crate after I removed it and said "that would make a really nice headboard."

That is totally wicked!

I really need to start working on mine...

Looks great!

As a former luthier, you have turned to the Dark Side, my son!! From working on fine musical instruments to doing carpentry work on something as parochial and ugly as a Mosin crate?? You should change your handle from Stradawhovious to "Nortonwhovious", in refernce to Art Carney's character!!

Besides, my wife wouldn't let me have something like that even in the basement!

That looks very nice. I could rest my foot on that.