Upcycled Keepsake Box

A buddy wanted me to make a box for him. He sent me a handful of reference photos, and they were all antique style strong boxes. Wooden boxes reinforced with metal strips. Big, heavy things that would tote around who knows what valuables. He didn't want anything TOO large, and I wanted to make sure it's wasn't too much extra effort to lug this around. I had some oak planks that I took off an old futon frame, as well as some beat up cookie sheets, thought this would be a great time to upcycle them into a neat amalgamation of discarded old things. By weight, this box is 98.3% recycled/reused materials. Only the pan head screws were purchased new for this build. My website: www.BearMaked.net Follow me on Social: https://instagram.com/BearMaked https://facebook.com/BearMaked https://twitter.com/BearMaked Stuff I used (affiliate links): India Ink (https://amzn.to/3r54fec) Joby Tripod (https://amzn.to/3j7cIeo) Bessey F-Style Clamps (https://amzn.to/3aqNweV) Titebond Glue (https://amzn.to/364d5RS) Sawstop Professional Cabinet Saw (https://amzn.to/2MhMvy5) Rigid Trim Router (https://amzn.to/3rd7hgR) Dewalt Impact Drill/Driver (https://amzn.to/3aEKzb5) Dewalt 735 Planer (https://amzn.to/2Mpn8u6) Dewalt dw611 Router (https://amzn.to/3akMLUO) DeWalt Random Orbital Sander (https://amzn.to/3c6GjTj) Music & Sound Effects from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/gtrest/