Popular Post rainjer Posted March 6, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 One of my other hobbies is collecting Coleman lanterns and stoves. Since I started collect I have wanted a Coleman parts rack. Since I have not found one in the last 12 years, I decided to make one. First step was to borrow a picture from the web an draw it up in Sketchup. Then it was time to make same saw dust. The shelf is clear pine. The backer is maple plywood. For the finish I used Orange General Finished Water Based Die Stain. I ended up doing 2 coats of stain to get a nice even rich orange. The I did a coat of shellac sanding sealer fo;;ed by 2 coats of satin polyurethane. While the finished were drying, i made decals for my jars put them on. Here is the finished product. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 That is really cool. I think you nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 That's hot, I mean smokin', I mean brilliant! Okay, I'll quit. I collect antique razors. I've been wanting to make a display cabinet for them for years. Thanks for the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Nice job!! How about some pics of your collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: Nice job!! How about some pics of your collection I'll Second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rainjer Posted March 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Most of my collection is in boxes right now. I am in the process of remodeling my "man cave". These are a few of my rarer pieces. Sears "Ted Williams" lantern made by Coleman. Near mint condition. Coleman Ker-o-lite. Colman's only wick kerosene lamp. (reproduction shade) 2018 Coleman "Seasons Lantern" and matching cooler. Since 2005 Coleman has made the The Seasons Lanterns for the Japanese collector market and not sold them in the US. For some reason in late 2017 they sold (we believe) around 800 on the Coleman website. I found the cooler at a Coleman outlet store. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rainjer Posted March 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Got it hung on the wall today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 If you wanted to make them, I bet you could sell that to other collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainjer Posted March 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark J said: If you wanted to make them, I bet you could sell that to other collectors. I could but I already received some flack for making this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 That is really cool. How did you make the decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainjer Posted March 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 I have a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. I print them out on sticker paper an them feed the thru the cutter to cut them out. The sign was cut out of gloss black vinyl on the same machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, rainjer said: I already received some flack for making this one... From who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 And why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Very cool and I too don’t understand why you would get flack at all. I do like to see what everyone else does here when they’re not woodworking, a very diverse group with many talents for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainjer Posted March 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 From members of a Coleman Collecting forum. Some people think it devalues the original ones by me making a “fraudulent” Coleman parts rack. They fell I need to mark it so people do think it is real... Since I was making it for myself I really don’t care what they think. I had thought about making them to sell. If I did, I would brand them but that is still up in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, rainjer said: From members of a Coleman Collecting forum Maybe all of us here should go over there and say "man, that is the coolest handcraft parts rack I have ever seen". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, rainjer said: From members of a Coleman Collecting forum. Some people think it devalues the original ones by me making a “fraudulent” Coleman parts rack. You making this rack for yourself will have absolutely ZERO impact on the genuine Coleman parts rack market. If you were to make a lot of these and sell them, I could understand their concern if it is not easily differentiated from the genuine racks. You might not market them as original, but you don't know what will happen to the ones that you sell, especially if they trade hands a few times. If down the road they start getting advertised as genuine racks, then it could impact the market for the originals. Cool project! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Yours is probably built better than the original so I'd bet they'd be easy to tell apart.... Don't let some keyboard warrior get you down. Probably just jealous because they don't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Well done. I hdd not heard of coleman lamp collectors. I learned something. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rainjer Posted March 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 I decide last night if I am going to piss them off I might as well go all the way....I am going to build another one. the first one I built was based on a US version. Now I am going to make a Canadian one. The early Canadian ones are wood, the later are sheet metal. Last night I model one for myself. Today I worked on the sign decal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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