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After looking on line at custom gun boxes for my pickup truck and seeing how expensive they are, i am wanting to build my own, or have one made. What i am wanting to do is build a storage box that will sit under my topper on the floor of my truck bed. I want to have two 6' x 2' pull out drawers. On one side i want to be able to place two rifles up right in a cradle mount, and on the other side i want to make cradles for my flags, cleaning solvents, bench chair, rain gear and so on. Basically a cabinet for the truck bed that i can keep all my gear in while traveling. Of course it needs to be lockable. The topper is lockable but the box needs to be as well. These things already built are about 1000 bucks and i think i can build it for less than half that but i need a set of plans or something. I am not what i would call crafty with wood, but if i can figure out a way to make the long drawers open easily, and smooth i think i can handle the rest of it. Have any of you fellas done any such thing? I want to build this the full contour of the bed so i can put other items on top of this box without having crap fall down beside it or worse, behind it!
I live about 20 min away from the Amish community, and i may see what i can pay Levi to build this box for me, but i still need a set of plans. If no one has any plans, is there anyone here that can make a set of plans for me. I could throw something together myself, but it needs to be readable to the craftsman, if i choose to go this route. This route may prove to be just as expensive as what i can buy one for, so i am still unsure as what i need to do to accomplish all this. The ones i see offered online do not really have all the features i am wanting, so i feel like i am going to have to build this or have it built. I dont think the ones online will be tall enough anyway so that my rifles ride upright in a cradle. Any ideas? Thanks Lee
After looking on line at custom gun boxes for my pickup truck and seeing how expensive they are, i am wanting to build my own, or have one made. What i am wanting to do is build a storage box that will sit under my topper on the floor of my truck bed. I want to have two 6' x 2' pull out drawers. On one side i want to be able to place two rifles up right in a cradle mount, and on the other side i want to make cradles for my flags, cleaning solvents, bench chair, rain gear and so on. Basically a cabinet for the truck bed that i can keep all my gear in while traveling. Of course it needs to be lockable. The topper is lockable but the box needs to be as well. These things already built are about 1000 bucks and i think i can build it for less than half that but i need a set of plans or something. I am not what i would call crafty with wood, but if i can figure out a way to make the long drawers open easily, and smooth i think i can handle the rest of it. Have any of you fellas done any such thing? I want to build this the full contour of the bed so i can put other items on top of this box without having crap fall down beside it or worse, behind it!
I live about 20 min away from the Amish community, and i may see what i can pay Levi to build this box for me, but i still need a set of plans. If no one has any plans, is there anyone here that can make a set of plans for me. I could throw something together myself, but it needs to be readable to the craftsman, if i choose to go this route. This route may prove to be just as expensive as what i can buy one for, so i am still unsure as what i need to do to accomplish all this. The ones i see offered online do not really have all the features i am wanting, so i feel like i am going to have to build this or have it built. I dont think the ones online will be tall enough anyway so that my rifles ride upright in a cradle. Any ideas? Thanks Lee
