Noah B Woodworks

I was on daddy duty yesterday so there is nothing new to report on. I’ve got to finalize the rod case this week, which entails a few tedious steps detailed in yesterdays blog post. Yesterday was 50 degrees and sunny so I took the little one out for a long walk and then played dragons and castles with her for a while. I’ll most likely try to 3d print the middle insert and then perhaps do another round of epoxy overnight on the bottom of the case. I’m sort of running out of vertical space as the epoxy is making the bottom thicker. I need to pour epoxy into the top as well which means I need to devise a way to keep it level while the epoxy dries.

I also need to do the leatherwork for this. I’m looking to do a leather strap piece that will keep the lid shut and then another set of straps that will keep the rods in place. I’ll most likely use a bolt to fasten the leather strap to the case and then fashion some sort of buckle. Come to think of it, I’ve got some small buckles that might just work for this. So I’ll use a nut, bolt and some washers to fasten the leather straps, then attach the buckle to one side, and then poke holes in the other side and I’ll have a fairly reliable latch. I could do two for extra sturdiness.