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  • durango dude
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
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    Flag case... help needed

    My uncle recently passed.

    He was honored with a military burial and flag.

    I want to make a frame for the flag.

    I hsve a bunch of cherry that can do the job.

    Anyone here have plans or dimensions?

  • Jim Frye
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    • Dec 2002
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    • Maumee, OH, USA.
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    #2
    I made one for my Dad's burial flag. I went online to find plans for a flag case. I found one for free. I made if from some red oak I had on hand with a plexiglass front. The 1/4" ply back is held in place with a 3/4" square frame held on with some #4 flat head wood screws. This left room for a small french cleat hanger. Since my Dad was in the navy during WWII, I looked up a picture of the ship he served on and included it in the case.
    Jim Frye
    The Nut in the Cellar.
    ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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    • LCHIEN
      Internet Fact Checker
      • Dec 2002
      • 20913
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999

      #3
      I'm sure if you google it you will find dozens of plans on-line; they are very popular.

      https://www.google.com/search?q=flag...hrome&ie=UTF-8

      The first question is going to be what sized flag. Veterans burial flags are usually 5 x 9'.


      Wood magazine has one here: https://www.woodmagazine.com/project...free/flag-case
      Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-14-2020, 04:35 PM.
      Loring in Katy, TX USA
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      • Jim Frye
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        • Dec 2002
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        #4
        I forgot to mention (tip of the hard hat to Loring) that I sized the case to fit the folded up flag as it was presented at the the grave site. I was lucky as it had been in a bag from after the ceremony until I did the case.
        Jim Frye
        The Nut in the Cellar.
        ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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        • LCHIEN
          Internet Fact Checker
          • Dec 2002
          • 20913
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999

          #5
          The Wood magazine plans look pretty nice. I like they avoid the 22.5 degree miters
          I downloaded them and attach them here as an attachment you can copy. I think you can click the link here:

          flag case wood magazine plans.pdf
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          Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-14-2020, 09:15 PM.
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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          • Jim Frye
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            • Dec 2002
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            #6
            I finally found the plans I downloaded to make the flag case. Same Wood Magazine plans as Loring referenced.
            Jim Frye
            The Nut in the Cellar.
            ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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            • Jim Frye
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              • Dec 2002
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              #7
              I finally found the plans I downloaded to make the flag case. Same Wood Magazine plans as Loring referenced.
              Jim Frye
              The Nut in the Cellar.
              ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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              • Jim Frye
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                • Dec 2002
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                #8
                Don’t know what’s going on with this site’s database, but this is the second time a post of mine has doubled. I just see my post reply in working status for many minutes. Both from FireFox current versions on both PC W10 and iOS v.13.7
                Jim Frye
                The Nut in the Cellar.
                ”Sawdust Is Man Glitter”

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                • LCHIEN
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                  problems noted... I passed it on to the other admins. System IS very slow these days.
              • durango dude
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                #9
                Thanks x 2!

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                • LCHIEN
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