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<p>[QUOTE="Coins4Eli, post: 24853610, member: 150554"]I am currently working on building a mahogany coin cabinet for my large cents. Each shelf has 50 equally spaced apart holes that are lined with soft felt. The project has been very expensive for me, when building your own there are lots of ways to cut costs. First things first, do you have any access to woodworking equipment? If not it is going to cost you a LOT more to construct your cabinet. You can save a lot of money if you choose to construct your cabinet around an already constructed frame. For example finding a used wooden stand up dresser and pulling out all of the drawers and putting in your own. </p><p> </p><p>(Example (Not mine))</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592875[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Link <a href="http://www.numisology.com/Coin-cabinet-1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numisology.com/Coin-cabinet-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.numisology.com/Coin-cabinet-1.html</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>When choosing a wood for your shelves pick something that is cheap and matches the dresser that you find. I did the opposite and bought $2,000 worth of mahogany and then built my own frame. </p><p>I took a fair bit of inspiration from different sources when drawing up my design, you should do some research and find out what type of style you like. </p><p>I am happy to answer any questions about the process that you may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coins4Eli, post: 24853610, member: 150554"]I am currently working on building a mahogany coin cabinet for my large cents. Each shelf has 50 equally spaced apart holes that are lined with soft felt. The project has been very expensive for me, when building your own there are lots of ways to cut costs. First things first, do you have any access to woodworking equipment? If not it is going to cost you a LOT more to construct your cabinet. You can save a lot of money if you choose to construct your cabinet around an already constructed frame. For example finding a used wooden stand up dresser and pulling out all of the drawers and putting in your own. (Example (Not mine)) [ATTACH=full]1592875[/ATTACH] (Link [URL]http://www.numisology.com/Coin-cabinet-1.html[/URL]) When choosing a wood for your shelves pick something that is cheap and matches the dresser that you find. I did the opposite and bought $2,000 worth of mahogany and then built my own frame. I took a fair bit of inspiration from different sources when drawing up my design, you should do some research and find out what type of style you like. I am happy to answer any questions about the process that you may have.[/QUOTE]
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