Yah but who really wants a blind coffin? It's not the cough that carries you off.
It's the coffin they carry you off in. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Huhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > Hey this remined me of something that happened to me many years ago. I > was working on our church, I think I was installing a security system in > the church and I had to go up in the attic in part of the building to > run some wiring and I went up through the attic access with a big light > and when I got up there and shined the light around I saw a coffin laying > up there across the cieling joist. It really gave me a start. Later I > found out it was a prop for some drama and they had stored it up there. > Maybe we could start a blind coffin building business Tom > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mickey Fixsen > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:56 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > > > Do you know something that I should be aware of?? Haaaaa! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Huhn > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:45 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > > I was doing a search for cabinet plans awhile back and a site came up for > coffin plans so if you really want to build a coffin there are plans out > there Tom > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jennifer Jackson > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:20 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > > This last year my neighbor actually did build a coffin for someone. His > close friends brother had died and the family could not afford a coffin. > Dave made one for them for free. he is a really great guy. > > Jennifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Ferrin > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:01 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > > I got to tell you at 7:00 AM this post really broke me up pretty good. > Where do you find all of this stuff. > David Ferrin > I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one > up > too. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:09 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] How to Build a Coffin > > Yes, we cover everything here on the Blind Handy Man List. > Coffins are a great way to spruce up any haunted house or > Halloween-themed > party. They are relatively easy to build and provide a wealth of scare > tactics > that are limited only by the builder's imagination. > > Instructions > . STEP 1: Measure the space you are using and any props or people that > need > to fit inside. This will determine the size of your coffin. Most will be > approximately > 7 feet long by 3 feet wide. > . STEP 2: Gather your plywood or cardboard. Measure the materials and cut > to > the appropriate lengths. You should have the base and lid be 7 feet by 3 > feet. > Then the long sides be 7 feet long and 3 feet high. The height can be > more > or less, depending on who or what is inside. Finally, cut the short > sides, > making > them 3 feet in width, and the height exactly the same as the long sides. > . STEP 3: Attach the sides to the base. If you are using carboard, simply > attach them using lots of duct tape. If you are using plywood, use L > brackets > on the inside of the coffin.The L brackets will hold the sides onto the > base > with small screws. > . STEP 4: Drill the L brackets onto the base where the sides will meet > the > base. Use two for each side or "wall". The coffin should resemble a box > with > an open top at this point. Now, attach one L bracket to each corner, so > you > are attaching one side to another. This will add stability. > . STEP 5: Set your plywood or cardboard "lid" on top of the coffin. > Determine which side will act as the "hinge" and which side will open. > . STEP 6: Secure the "hinge side". For cardboard, use a good amount of > duct > tape, since it will be opening and closing regularly. For plywood, use > two > cabinet > hinges. Attach them on the inside of the coffin. Screw each wing of the > hinge in place, one wing onto the lid, one wing onto the interior side. > They > should > be spaced about 3 feet apart. > . STEP 7: Attach a small piece of scrap wood to to the inside of the > coffin > where the lid closes. The wood should be screwed into place, and strong > enough > to support the weight of the lid. Without this, the lid could just fall > into > the coffin. > . STEP 8: Paint it, usually black, or otherwise weather it to give it a > degree of realism. 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