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Location: Indiana | I am wanting to make my own tackle box. It's not that I don't want to pay the price to one of the custom box manufacturers, its that I enjoy making stuff with my own hands.
What i can't figure out is the type of material to use. I am wanting to use something similar to what the old Dunwright tackle boxes or the muskie bumper boxes are made of. It doesn't need to be that exact product, but just something that can be cut and fastened with woodworking tools or an ahesive.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I guess I need a product name and an idea of where to get it. I am searching to no avail. |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Azek composite wood. Can be cut ,screwed, nailed, glued. It will be heavy , but is not affected by water. Otherwise the plexiglass, acrylic stuff seems would be hard to work with. Just encase boxes look great, but tough to make. |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Sintra Board is a material you might wana look at.
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Location: Yahara River Chain | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=40...
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Location: Wisconsin | Thanks for the post Muskie! I like the crate idea, I am off to start a project! |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Clammer if I can be of any more help shoot me a pm or post your question on here. Its been a while since I did them, but should be able to remember what I did. |
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Location: Almost Heaven | I have made up a few bait storage crates and buckets. Lowes has a crate that is a little larger than a regular milk crate and i also picked up some square cake icing buckets from the local Kroger Deli. The creamy icing comes in those. Also someone mentioned the cat litter square buckets . You can get those in different heights by buying diffent weights of litter. All of these will take square vinyl gutter. Hope any of this helps |
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Location: Wisconsin | Muskie! I may give you a shout when I start, Thanks
Turkeyt..thanks for the tips as well.
I have some crates, but a larger one might be nice. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Like the idea for the bottom as well, no fun when they fall thru! |
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Location: West of the metro, MN | When i first started out, i made took out a 7 gallon pail and used a cutoff wheel and cut two rows of vertical cuts in the side. I could fit around 30 baits in it. |
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Location: Indiana | Sintra and Azek sound like what I am looking for. Now I just have to find them. |
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| What thickness of sintra? |
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Location: Indiana | I was thinking 1/2" for the frame and lid and 1/4" for the dividers? |
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