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TheGothicPrincess Entry
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I am officially submitting my coffin into the contest.. Here is the picture of my coffin with first coat of paint.
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Here is a photo of my completed coffin
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2 pieces of plywood = FREE donated from local business
4 pieces of wood = FREE old scrap wood from our house
Cross = $2.49 walmart craft section
Paint = 1 half gallon black = FREE left over from painting bedroom
1 quart red = 7.00 Home Depot
1 quart crackle finish = $12.00 Home Depot
1 gold paint pen from Walmart =$2.50
1 small container gold paint from Walmart craft section .98
Handles= 3 chair rails x $2.89 each
Misc= Paint brush, nails, screws = FREE from our house
TOTAL COST $33.89
I started on my coffin with donated plywood from a local business. Used a set of plans from http://wayneofthewoods.com/coffin%202.html.
After completely nailing and screwing all pieces together. I had this idea to crackle finish the outside of the coffin.
I started with a base coat of black paint .
Then I put on 1 coat of red paint.
After talking to my mom, she thought the paint sceam for a crackle finish would look best black over red.
So I went to home depot and purchased the crackle finish and put a coat of the crackle over the red.
My next step after applying the crackle finish and letting it dry, was to cover the entire surface with another coat of black..
I waited 3 days and could not tell that the crackle finish worked on the plywood.
There was a lot of the red showing through and I was not happy with the way it looked.
So I put on another coat of black paint to cover all the red.
I went to HD looking for handles and could not find anything in my budget or that would be of substantial size. I did find some chair rails that worked perfectly.
I purchased the 3 chair rails. I used 2 rails on each side of the coffin and 1 rail I cut apart and used to decorate at the top of the coffin on each side.
I originally started with the rails black.
My thoughts were that with having the coffin being black and outside at night, it would be hard to see. So I went to Walmart and purchased gold paint and paint pen and set about detailing the rails and the cross that I picked up while in the craft section.
I am pleased with my first coffin..
The one detail that I will do different is add some crown moulding to the top, to give it more size.
I chose not to add hinges to this coffin, because I plan to store stuff in it, after Halloween.
Here is a photo of my completed coffin
2 pieces of plywood = FREE donated from local business
4 pieces of wood = FREE old scrap wood from our house
Cross = $2.49 walmart craft section
Paint = 1 half gallon black = FREE left over from painting bedroom
1 quart red = 7.00 Home Depot
1 quart crackle finish = $12.00 Home Depot
1 gold paint pen from Walmart =$2.50
1 small container gold paint from Walmart craft section .98
Handles= 3 chair rails x $2.89 each
Misc= Paint brush, nails, screws = FREE from our house
TOTAL COST $33.89
I started on my coffin with donated plywood from a local business. Used a set of plans from http://wayneofthewoods.com/coffin%202.html.
After completely nailing and screwing all pieces together. I had this idea to crackle finish the outside of the coffin.
I started with a base coat of black paint .
Then I put on 1 coat of red paint.
After talking to my mom, she thought the paint sceam for a crackle finish would look best black over red.
So I went to home depot and purchased the crackle finish and put a coat of the crackle over the red.
My next step after applying the crackle finish and letting it dry, was to cover the entire surface with another coat of black..
I waited 3 days and could not tell that the crackle finish worked on the plywood.
There was a lot of the red showing through and I was not happy with the way it looked.
So I put on another coat of black paint to cover all the red.
I went to HD looking for handles and could not find anything in my budget or that would be of substantial size. I did find some chair rails that worked perfectly.
I purchased the 3 chair rails. I used 2 rails on each side of the coffin and 1 rail I cut apart and used to decorate at the top of the coffin on each side.
I originally started with the rails black.
My thoughts were that with having the coffin being black and outside at night, it would be hard to see. So I went to Walmart and purchased gold paint and paint pen and set about detailing the rails and the cross that I picked up while in the craft section.
I am pleased with my first coffin..
The one detail that I will do different is add some crown moulding to the top, to give it more size.
I chose not to add hinges to this coffin, because I plan to store stuff in it, after Halloween.
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yes very nice!!! 
Hey Gothic,
Not an old-timer, per se, but just a thought...
Maybe put a coat of monster mud over the plywood and sand it smooth? That would make the lid look more like stone... or at the very least, not plywood. You could also try embellishing the edges with some trim pieces. Trim isn't terribly expensive, and it can hide a lot of sins.
The crackle finish was a phenomenal idea. It's a real shame it didn't work out. It gives me some ideas to tinker with in the future.
-handy_haunter
Not an old-timer, per se, but just a thought...
Maybe put a coat of monster mud over the plywood and sand it smooth? That would make the lid look more like stone... or at the very least, not plywood. You could also try embellishing the edges with some trim pieces. Trim isn't terribly expensive, and it can hide a lot of sins.
The crackle finish was a phenomenal idea. It's a real shame it didn't work out. It gives me some ideas to tinker with in the future.
-handy_haunter
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