Steve Clarkson
03-10-2011, 8:23 AM
My mother just gave me the burial flags for my father (Korean War) and grandfather (WW1) along with other miscellaneous stuff (medals, dog tags, uniform buttons, etc).
I'd like to make a display case for each, but need some ideas. I have some extra 1/2" thick clear cast acrylic that I would like to use and I was thinking of incorporating some mirrored acrylic and rowmark.
My biggest concern is that if I try to make the standard triangle shape, that the corners won't be flush since I can't bevel the acrylic......so I think it will need to be rectangular unless someone has an idea to get around this issue. I was also thinking about making a rectangular section under the triangle for metals and such.
I would like to incorporate a picture of each in their uniform, little "pockets" or sections for the dog tags, metals and such, and little plaques with their names, ranks, dates of service, etc. I was thinking of making the "back wall" out of mirrored acrylic and maybe using blue rowmark for the Air Force logo somewhere in it.
If I made the flag section rectangular instead of triangular, I was thinking that I could put either the picture or the plaques in the upper right and left corners.
I'd also like it to be made such that it can either be hung on a wall or put on a table top.
Lastly.......should it be permanently sealed or should it be allowed to be opened?
If anyone has an ideas for the design or can post pictures of other displays they have made, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'd like to make a display case for each, but need some ideas. I have some extra 1/2" thick clear cast acrylic that I would like to use and I was thinking of incorporating some mirrored acrylic and rowmark.
My biggest concern is that if I try to make the standard triangle shape, that the corners won't be flush since I can't bevel the acrylic......so I think it will need to be rectangular unless someone has an idea to get around this issue. I was also thinking about making a rectangular section under the triangle for metals and such.
I would like to incorporate a picture of each in their uniform, little "pockets" or sections for the dog tags, metals and such, and little plaques with their names, ranks, dates of service, etc. I was thinking of making the "back wall" out of mirrored acrylic and maybe using blue rowmark for the Air Force logo somewhere in it.
If I made the flag section rectangular instead of triangular, I was thinking that I could put either the picture or the plaques in the upper right and left corners.
I'd also like it to be made such that it can either be hung on a wall or put on a table top.
Lastly.......should it be permanently sealed or should it be allowed to be opened?
If anyone has an ideas for the design or can post pictures of other displays they have made, I would greatly appreciate it.