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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1275906, member: 24633"]I have about 1000 medals, and storage and display has always been a problem. I'm currently working on a solution, and it's a work-in-progress. I'm going to use a map chest (photo attached). It has 11 drawers that are about 2" deep. My plan is to use an inert foam pad covered with velvet cloth for the lining of each drawer. On top of the lining in each drawer, I want to insert a (PVC free) plastic grid so that compartments are formed for each medal. The size of the grid will vary for each drawer depending on the size of the medals that go into each drawer. For medals under 45mm, a 2" x 2" or 3"x3" grid will suffice. For larger medals to about 90mm, a 4"x4" grid will suffice. The inside dimension of each drawer is 37-1/4" w x 15-1/2" d. From a sheet of 3/16" thick plastic, the grid is constructed by cutting strips 37" l x 2" w and 15" l x 2" w. 1" slots will be cut into the width of each strip at 2", 3" or 4" intervals so that all of the strips for each drawer will interlock. These interlocking strips will not be glued so that they can be deconstructed easily. Of course, all of the compartments along the perimeter of each drawer would be missing the (outer) fourth side. To fully enclose each compartment, four additional strips (2 - 37" & 2 - 15") with mortise and tenon ends will be needed to fully complete the grid. When completed, this map chest will be capable of displaying 1000+ medals. Chris[/QUOTE]