Book Box and Holster

Hobblebush · September 15, 2018, 11:37am

A friend asked me for a box for her tarot cards at LARP and I thought I could do something really cool for her. So here it is: the rack and pinion closure (thank you geek2nurse for the inspiration!) book box. Turning the key latches and unlatches the cover.

The base box is from a pattern found on Thingiverse. I used the Inkscape gears extension to create the rack and pinion set-up and designed the closure and holster in Inkscape. The spider is an icon from The Noun Project.

I’m really excited to make something awesome for a friend, and to get some exposure in the LARP community.

hansepe · September 15, 2018, 12:24pm

Your friend will love it, very impressive

timjedwards · September 15, 2018, 2:42pm

Nice, I love the lock and key idea! Great work.

smcgathyfay · September 15, 2018, 3:02pm

That’s gorgeous…really nice work!

n_dawson · September 15, 2018, 4:42pm

Dig the way you incorporated the leather cover and the box lock. Looks fantastic as well. Thanks for sharing!

bansai8creations · September 15, 2018, 5:05pm

Beautiful work!
A great option would be to add a loop so it can be worn on a belt!

Hobblebush · September 15, 2018, 5:08pm

There is one on the back. I just didn’t want to add too many pictures.

bansai8creations · September 15, 2018, 5:15pm

Fabulous!

rebecca · September 15, 2018, 5:51pm

You’ve done something super cool for her! My favorite thing to do with the Glowforge is to make things for friends that are personalized (and no one else will have). Beautiful piece!!

cynd11 · September 15, 2018, 7:06pm

Gosh, truly amazing! The extra touches like that closure make it so special.

geek2nurse · September 15, 2018, 8:22pm

Kinda makes me proud – really nice job on the design!

ptodd · September 18, 2018, 1:28am

What a fabulous gift!

Jules · September 18, 2018, 4:15am

Cool book!