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Possible New Project - Trophy

Lons said:
Hi Nick
Somehow I missed a lot of this thread until this morning.

Going back tothe suggestions about glueing the glass to the wood and Andy's re the copper tape, I can see no reason why the glass case can't be just made up like an aquarium and with glass to glass bonded using a specialist glue.

I did it years ago for a mate who had a snake, I can't remember which make of glue I used but it was virtually clear and incredibly strong. His missus asked me a few months later if I could "pretty it up" with stained mahogany trims to match her dresser and all I did as I was short of time was buy some L shape mouldings and stick them on with silicone. Worked a treat and looked just like a proper frame.
I don't know what happened to the frame after the snake expired but it certainly lasted well.

I made another smaller one for his son out of perspex to keep stick insects.
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Thanks. I think I fancy the challenge of making the wooden frame with grooves for the glass.
 
I've sort of drawn the base which might better explain where I'm going with this, or maybe not... Ignore the grain direction - it doesn't mean anything.

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One side of the base will have a plaque engraved with the name of the trophy. The other 3 sides (including the front of the secret drawer) will have a plate which can be engraved with winners' names.

You'll see that one face of the base is open. That's where the drawer will go.

I've currently envisaged making the base with mitred sides (short pieces where the drawer opening is - I'd need to add some drawer guides) with a lid and a bottom. I wonder if I need to make the lid and bottom as veneer on a ply core to avoid issues with movement?
 
AndyT said:
There's another, much simpler option though. You can join pieces of glass quite neatly and easily. You apply self adhesive copper tape to the edges, stand them up touching and solder all along the joins.

There was a bit of a trend for making terrariums back in the 90s but I don't have any pictures of my creations, sorry.

I think they were a Victorian invention, when there was a fashion for growing ferns. A search for "Wardian cases" might give some inspiration.
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Something like this? It needs a fairly powerful soldering iron, say 75W.

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