Hello all!
Just wanted to share what I have been working lately. I'm making a double mailbox post which will hold 2 mailboxes, which we will also make. This mailbox was recently finished. This one is Cypress, it's companion will be Cedar. They will rest atop a Cedar 4x4 which has a draw bore through tenon in it for holding up both these beasts. The post is complete, as well as one of the mailboxes.
Construction: joinery, nails, and titebond 3. Dovetails in the back aren't measured I just threw some lines on there and cut them. Made from Cypress 1x8s and Cedar 1x8s. The Cypress one we decided to do with a regular shape roof, on the other one we will attempt a round semicircle shape roof like your common mailbox is. We have a lot of this old barn sheet metal so I decided to use it for the roof of the first one. Will post more after we get a little further on the second mailbox.
I was thinking of finishing the mailboxes and post with Spar Urethane, if anyone has used this before, please pitch as to it's longevity.
Just wanted to share what I have been working lately. I'm making a double mailbox post which will hold 2 mailboxes, which we will also make. This mailbox was recently finished. This one is Cypress, it's companion will be Cedar. They will rest atop a Cedar 4x4 which has a draw bore through tenon in it for holding up both these beasts. The post is complete, as well as one of the mailboxes.
Construction: joinery, nails, and titebond 3. Dovetails in the back aren't measured I just threw some lines on there and cut them. Made from Cypress 1x8s and Cedar 1x8s. The Cypress one we decided to do with a regular shape roof, on the other one we will attempt a round semicircle shape roof like your common mailbox is. We have a lot of this old barn sheet metal so I decided to use it for the roof of the first one. Will post more after we get a little further on the second mailbox.
I was thinking of finishing the mailboxes and post with Spar Urethane, if anyone has used this before, please pitch as to it's longevity.
