Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Hey, for you rabid Tolkien fans (how many rabid fans are LEFT after the movie series?) I've posted some photos and a brief video of a completely handmade wooden box that I built back in the waning years of the 20th Century (the early 1990s). The nifty-keen thing about this box is that it has a secret compartment which is activated by a hidden mechanism.... intrigued?
Take a look at the RingBoxx Photo Set or skip straight to the video of the hidden mechanism's secret activation. What's interesting is that today I discovered that I may have confused the runic letter 'H' for the runic letter 'W'.... did I? |
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Hates the Infotainment
Join Date: May 2004
Location: NSA Archives
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You are one creative dude... that's all I'm sayin. You should join the Rink of Pain this fall. Virtual Hosket needs you.
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Environmental Bloodhound
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We do need another token member from the Confederate Division.
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Very cool. The pic makes it look larger (6 or 8 inches square, like a jewelry box), and when your hand shot into the frame of the video I realized it was much smaller.
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A for effort.
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I'm no longer a rabid Tolkien fan, but I still go through The Hobbit, the Trilogy, and The Silmarillion once a year, if not more. But that box looks really awesome, the engraving is one of my favorite Tolkien illustrations.
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Ninja Editor
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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I usually read the books about every 8 years or so.... but that was pre-trilogy. For now I'm good.
I'd love to get this thing seen by Peter Jackson and such, anybody here on a rabid Tolkien board? Feel free to post it~ |
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Ninja Editor
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Oh, oops, forgot. Nice box, Drew
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Thanks! I've had 28 people watch the video!!
I didn't know there were that many people on the whole internet!!! O.o |
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
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It's really cool.
I suppose there's a little ball inside it, that needs to be a special place in order for the box to open? |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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It's just a simple catch, really.
A hook that latches underneath something.... honestly, I can't remember how I engineered it. There are two copper pipes that act as rails, and a piece of wood which is pierced by two holes, through with the pipes fit. That piece of wood is lifted by a steel spring when the catch holding it in place is released. If you watch the video you'll see that I press the 'S' button back into place as I push the top back down. The spring assembly really provides a strong "ka-thunk" when you press that button in!! |
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
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Oh, I thought it was like one of those maze boxes, as you kept tilting it around.
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Dark Cat of the Sith
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That's a gorgeous box. I can't read the carvings, but they look gorgeous.
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Antimatter Man
Join Date: May 2004
Location: that interweb thing
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Cool.
But I pegged the central letter as the mechanism even from the still. Sits differently from all other letters. Still cool. Or is that precious Does the main chamber open as a box, or is it a pseudo-box with a hidden compartment? (i.e.: is it misdirection, or just mislabelled) Probably worth a nice penny if you catch the right rabid ebay fans. All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Great stuff, Drew. I can't wait to see what else you built in your earlier years, only to stash away for a future Internet revival.
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Crap! Surprised me to see this pop up again...
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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OMG I remember this! But for some reason I didn't comment, last time. So, here it is: comment.
Seriously, though, it's pretty awesome, and I'm not even a Tolkien fan (shocking, I know). and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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*AD SPACE FOR SALE*
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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Wow, how did I miss this the first time around?
That is incredible! I personally would've made the ring compartment a little bigger and hide some "other" things in there. Would've been a great stash box, haha. Die young and save yourself.... @yontsey |
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