Display a favorite collection in a shadow box made to fit a table. Lined with velvet and covered with a sheet of glass, it shows off a collection beautifully and protects it at the same time. Materials:
Table
Four pieces of 1" x 2" lumber
Miter box and back saw
Wood glue
Clamps
Paint or stain and necessary tools for application
Velvet or velveteen
Fusible tape
Steam iron
Spray adhesive
Piece of 1/4" glass cut to fit the top
Four glass bumpers
- Choose a table to use as the shadow-box display unit. Make the sides of the shadow box with four 1" by 2" boards cut to fit the perimeter of the tabletop. Use a miter box to make 45-degree corner cuts (figure A).
- Run a bead of wood glue along the bottom of each 1" by 2" board, and set them in place to form the frame of the tabletop. Align the mitered corners, and clamp all sides (figure B).
- When the glue has dried, remove the clamps, and paint or stain the wood as desired. Let dry.
- Line the interior of the shadow box with velvet or velveteen. Cut a separate piece of fabric for the bottom and each of the box's interior sides. Finish the hems of each piece with fusible iron-on tape, and attach with spray adhesive (figure C).
- Arrange collectibles on the velvet, set a glass bumper at each corner of the box, and cover with a sheet of glass.
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