Building a hockey jersey display case for our former youth pastor
Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):
Medium
Process:
I was asked to build a jersey case for our former church's former youth pastor as a sign of appreciation of all the years of heart and love and time he has invested in this ministry. To me it was a fairly sentimental project because he has grown to be a close friend of mine and I know the passion he has for seeing teens grow in their love for Jesus.
There are many frames out there that are fairly straight forward, pretty simple and would probably do the job for most situations but I wanted this to be something of high value to reflect the quality and love he has invested in these teens.
The first thing I had to do after I got the custom-made jersey is take the measurements, cut and plane down some solid oak for the sides. The trim was too intricate to make so I had to go buy that at Kent but I couldn't believe how expensive that stuff was. It was like $40 for a short 6 foot piece.
After I got the trim I had to cut out a recess so I could mount it on the side frame and another recess for the glass to slide in. Because I wanted to make it removable I had to cut a slot into the top piece where the glass could be taken out in case he ever wanted to change the shirt or if the glass pane broke.
After squaring it up and gluing it all together I did a test fit with the shirt and the glass pane, then gave two nice coats of black paint. The last thing to do was to cut up a piece of wood for the back and one to hang up the shirt inside the case.
Pat, you are an incredible person, have such a passion for these teens and I admire that more than a little jersey frame could ever express!
Pictures:
The shirt folded the way it will sit in the case |
The trims |
The wood notched and ready to be glued together |
Gluing the side and top trim together |
Many clamps to evenly glue it together |
Cutting the angles on the miter saw |
A close-up of the end of the trim |
Two of the pieces ready to be glued together |
Doing a test fit |
Notching out the top trim to allow sliding out the glass pane |
Another view of the slot in the top trim |
Gluing the frame together |
Painting the back |
Another view |
The frame put together |
Cutting the wood to hang the jersey |
The finished jersey case |
Another view |
Another view |
Honoring an amazing man |
Table saw
Chop saw
Hammer
Measuring tape
Pencil
Belt sander
Hand file
Drill
Paint brush
Ratchet straps
Clamps
Planer
Materials:
16' of 1"x2" solid oak
16' of solid oak trim
3' x 3' piece of 1/8" hardboard
Glue
Paint
3' x 3' piece of 1/8" glass
Time:
14hrs
Conclusion:
This was a fun project for an amazing person
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