The Caisson requires two ammo boxes. These are large wooden boxes with metal fittings and corner plates. They weighed approximately 250lbs.
These will be 1:10 scale and made of brass and wood.
The wooden boxes are made from poplar and the corners are held together with box joints. The box joints are made on the table saw using a fence with a guide pin to allow you to evenly space the fingers of the joints.
These will be 1:10 scale and made of brass and wood.
The wooden boxes are made from poplar and the corners are held together with box joints. The box joints are made on the table saw using a fence with a guide pin to allow you to evenly space the fingers of the joints.
The hasp is probably the most difficult piece to make for the ammo box, a lot of filing and shaping on avery small piece. Anytime you are working on a small piece leave it attached to the longer stock piece as long as you can, this will provide you with extra material to put in the vise to hold the piece while filing. For the hasp it starts out as a 1/4 inch x 12 inch piece.
Additional photos of box contruction are in the photobucket below.
I'll add more photos as I make progress.
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