Massive Copper Coal Miners Style Lunchbox
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:01 pm
I have made a very large (15"x6.5"x9") coal miners style lunchbox made of mostly copper, with nickel hardware and a leather handle. All of it is held together with a mixture of copper blind rivets, and some hand worked copper rivets as well.
This massive box could be used as a lunchbox for a Herman Munster-sized meal, as a toolbox, or for anything else you can cram into it.
I will probably use it for various things, but mostly as a toolbox. I might make more for myself, and I will probably have these as made-to-order items on Etsy.
This was originally supposed to have a cleaner look. What happened was, I accidentally ordered soft copper -- five feet of it! I did not realise it until I had began cutting. It turns out it is nearly impossible to not dent a piece of soft copper while working with it, which is why it looks 200 years of age minus a patina. It should look great when it ages. I'm going to let it happen naturally.
However, even with the soft copper, this lunchbox is still very strong. I tested the durability of it by putting a 15 pound anvil in it, and shook it. No damage whatsoever other than a few extra dents. I will probably not use soft copper in the future unless I was going for this specific look again.
This massive box could be used as a lunchbox for a Herman Munster-sized meal, as a toolbox, or for anything else you can cram into it.
I will probably use it for various things, but mostly as a toolbox. I might make more for myself, and I will probably have these as made-to-order items on Etsy.
This was originally supposed to have a cleaner look. What happened was, I accidentally ordered soft copper -- five feet of it! I did not realise it until I had began cutting. It turns out it is nearly impossible to not dent a piece of soft copper while working with it, which is why it looks 200 years of age minus a patina. It should look great when it ages. I'm going to let it happen naturally.
However, even with the soft copper, this lunchbox is still very strong. I tested the durability of it by putting a 15 pound anvil in it, and shook it. No damage whatsoever other than a few extra dents. I will probably not use soft copper in the future unless I was going for this specific look again.