TBG trunk

[ModelA29]

Seeing the recent trunk thread got me thinking - who else is fortunate to have a Tres Burro Garage trunk on their A? http://www.tresburrosgarage.com/Trunks.html


The website notes that [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Bill Dohnke passed away. He built 57 trunks. Mine is a work of art that shows real craftsmanship.
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[Grumps]

I don't know if this is a TBG built trunk or not, but it looks similar to yours. I think this one was built before the TGB started building them because it was built using square nails. This one was in sad shape, but I was able to use a lot of the original wood and metal pieces from it for the restoration. Anyone have an idea of when it might have been built and what it was put on.

 

[ModelA29]

I've only seen a couple other of the TBG trunks and they both had the same interior material as mine.

 

[Ed in Maine]

Does anyone know where to get the leather trim pieces (corners) and other accessories? I have made a trunk out of plywood (curved top) and now would like to get the trim parts hinges and latches. Ed

 

[Grumps]

I don't think you can get the leather trim pieces for the corners or at least I couldn't find them, so I ordered leather from Etsy and made them myself. If you order leather, make sure that you get it thick enough to use on the corners.

 

[nkaminar]

Wet leather can be stretched around corners.

 

[katy]

I've only seen a couple other of the TBG trunks and they both had the same interior material as mine.

And the material is?

 

[Grumps]

I am thinking about using felt on the inside of the one I did. I am trying to figure out what glue to use and would like to hear what others have use to this and how well it worked for them.

 

[katy]

I've used 3M spray adhesive w/good results on similar applications.

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40071862/