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Signet Loyal user 257 Posts |
I'm thinking of getting into building some small wooden props. I have a wood shop with all the standard equipment. I have a dovetail jig for making drawers and boxes. I was thinking a drawer box would be a good first project. I would like to make one about the size of a shoebox. Does anyone know where I could get plans for something like this?
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
If you know how they work, you shouldn't need plans, as you can draw up your own based on the size you need. One tip... Start with the outer case and work your way in. It's easier to cut pieces that fit if you are making them fit INTO something, rather than AROUND something.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Signet Loyal user 257 Posts |
Thanks for the information. I have a basic idea of how the drawer box works. A flap comes down pushing whatever is in the drawer to the back. I don't know how the flap is engaged.I have one of the little plastic ones that you can use to vanish a coin or dollar bill. You tilt it to one side to make it engage. I'm really very new to wood working. I have inherited a fully equipped woodshop from my father in law. I want to learn how to use the equipment. If I had a set of plans, it would be invaluable. My goal is to learn how to use the equipment while making some magic props. I know my first attempts will probably leave a little to be desired, but that's ok.
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carbone1853 Loyal user RI USA 239 Posts |
All the "plans" for magic props I've seen are not what a woodworker would consider plans: no materials list, no dimensions, no cutlist, no assembly instructions. The "plans" consists of one or two line drawings and a brief description of how it works. You are basically on your own.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On Jan 16, 2019, carbone1853 wrote: In most cases this is true. One of the only comprehensive publications that show all that would be this... https://www.lybrary.com/magic-handbook-s......487.html No drawer box, but a book worth owning. Anyone wanting to build small props would do well to first learn how to build a basic box. It's what I do for a living.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Michael, I totally agree. I've learned far more from books and mags on woodworking than I ever learned from magic books. And I've been doing it for a long time too. It's the "pride in workmanship" mentality that sets your work, and a few others' work, apart.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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carbone1853 Loyal user RI USA 239 Posts |
Michael,
I'll check out that book! |
lnlver New user 71 Posts |
I'd like to know something about the drawer box tricks I see advertised in magic stores. Does the drawer only pull out part of the way or can it be pulled out completely?
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
That all depends on which TYPE of Drawer box you build.
Jim Gerrish
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juggler357 New user AUS 83 Posts |
Thank you for the link Michael, what a great resource!
Once is entertainment, twice is education.
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lnlver New user 71 Posts |
I made my own version of Clarence Miller's drawer box for a deck of playing cards.
https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......forum=26 I am able to hold the box upright without losing anything, remove the drawer completely, and also move the drawer in and out as many times as I want and have the deck appear at the moment I choose. |
jdub New user 56 Posts |
Very nice lnlver! Clarence's card box is one of my favorite items of his. Anytime I see a drawer box with a drawer that cannot be removed, it reminds me of the plastic ones I got from magic sets as a kid. When I first saw Clarence's version I thought it was a nicer version of those, until the drawer was removed...I was blown away.
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Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
If you can find it- "MAGIC Handbook" published by Science and Mechanics Pub. Co... I have the 1962, edition. Has Mt'l. list - measurements - diagrams - etc. For over 20 Parlor/Stage effects. I made the 'Knife Box Illusion'-see head in box,close doors,7 knifes in, open doors, knifes there-no head. Mt'ls cost me about $15. /sold for $350. Saw one listed on google - ? wanted $40. for it (1962 $1.50 ? soft cover -Popular Mechanics style Magazine) -- Helps ??
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Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
Note; be sure its the one published by Science and Mechanics Pub. Co. - 1962 Edition - Cover Picture "THE KNIFE BOX" and ?? - Oh - the cost was .75 cents. Wife and I were traveling as asst. to Ken & Roberta Illusion Show,1962. When Ken saw it, he blew his stack. I didn't blame him. Did enjoy the book. and still have it.
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