Radio bucket

[Horsewhishper]

Hey guys and gals here is my latest project. It is a radio bucket for carrying radios in the field, pretty fun build and my first time using a box stitch so excited to learn how to do that ( quite a learning curve). Any comments and question s welcome 

[DJole]

You are certainly right about box stitching being tough to learn, especially the 45 degree miter jointed pieces.  It looks like you decided to not use miter joints, and instead used flaps? 
The stitching looks pretty good, and the red thread looks great here. 
Looks like a hefty piece that will hold up to abuse in the field! An interesting array of straps on there -- what's the third one for, the one that hooks to the belt behind the back?

[battlemunky]

Looks nice. I like your paint job, all your lines stayed really nice and clean. What is the background? Kinda looks like cheetah print.

[JerseyFirefighter]

Is that for the APX radio with the extended battery? That thing is a tall beast!  

[Horsewhishper]

  On 9/12/2018 at 1:41 AM, DJole said:

You are certainly right about box stitching being tough to learn, especially the 45 degree miter jointed pieces.  It looks like you decided to not use miter joints, and instead used flaps? 
The stitching looks pretty good, and the red thread looks great here. 
Looks like a hefty piece that will hold up to abuse in the field! An interesting array of straps on there -- what's the third one for, the one that hooks to the belt behind the back?

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Yeah I just lined up the edges and stitched. The strap that hooks to the belt behind the back is called a anti sway strap so when you bend forward the radio does not slide to the front, I did not use one for awhile but quickly realized the need for it !

 

  On 9/12/2018 at 1:58 AM, battlemunky said:

Looks nice. I like your paint job, all your lines stayed really nice and clean. What is the background? Kinda looks like cheetah print.

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Thanks ! I kinda call it snakeskin but now that I hear it cheetah sounds like a better description, I just use a piece of plastic webbing and airbrush my dye over it leaves a pretty cool pattern.

 

  On 9/12/2018 at 2:03 AM, JerseyFirefighter said:

Is that for the APX radio with the extended battery? That thing is a tall beast!  

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We are using the Motorala XTS 2500 not the fanciest radio but is reliable and gets the job done:-)