So i fancied the idea of producing a number of these little boxes. they would priced low as a gift idea perhaps £10-£12. selling online would not pose any problems as they could easily fit into a padded envelope and be sent 1st class for very little. larger boxes i imagine will have more issues. for example how to pack? will it require a box? postage cost may be off putting to buyer? etc. etc.
with these thoughts in mind i decided this would be a good item to start my online shop at folksy.com
following my initial build of a pick box (which i gave to my son) i decided to make one or two changes. the first box was like this...
obviously it is the shape of a pick, but also the magnet is visible, sitting on the surface of box. i didnt like this, also i didnt like the fact that you had to fully turn the lid 180 degrees so as to get a pick out. As you can see in the picture here turning 90 degrees doesnt allow you to remove a pick.
i therefore decided upon this design...
I changed the shape to resemble the body of a guitar, (it looks awful due to my poor photoshop skills) I build the magnet into the box instead of on its surface. this does make the magnet connection weaker but still plenty strong to keep the lid closed in its place. frankly the osurface mounted magnets were a little too strong, on occasion ive wondered if someone welded it closed in my sleep. in any case i prefer the look and feel of this and so made four this weekend and plan to go from here to my folksy.com shop and see about listing them.
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