Powertool cases

It was commonly called fiberboard. It was made from cotton and had to be sealed or it would expand when wet. I had many cases made for me at a company in New York City called: Oxford Fiber Sample case. It came in different weights(thicknesses) and could bbe doubled up for strength.

Phone installers tool cases were tyuically made from fiberboard. I believe these days they are plastic.

consider 1/4" baltic birch ply. light, strong, cheap.

That material, if it's the same, is still (or was quite recently) used in instrument cases--musical and scientific. It looks like a thin version of tempered hardboard (Masonite), but I don't know that for sure, and I have no idea how to get hold of some. You might try a musical instrument shop for info on case makers and go from there.

I have a tuba case made of the stuff, but haven't figured out what to put in it. It's a great case, though. The wife don't like it...It's kinda big, and I don't have a tuba. :) Maybe it's a coffee table? ;}

Good luck, and keep us posted.

Dan "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing twice."

That material, if it's the same, is still (or was quite recently) used in instrument cases--musical and scientific. It looks like a thin version of tempered hardboard (Masonite), but I don't know that for sure, and I have no idea how to get hold of some. You might try a musical instrument shop for info on case makers and go from there.

I have a tuba case made of the stuff, but haven't figured out what to put in it. It's a great case, though. The wife don't like it...It's kinda big, and I don't have a tuba. :) Maybe it's a coffee table? ;}

Good luck, and keep us posted.

Dan "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing twice."

That's _easy_.

If you play golf (a 'walk in the park, spoiled by a little white ball'), take the case and build a portable PA system into it. with a speech- synthesis chip feeding the PA. A simple push-button causes it to announce, _loudly_, the digit that precedes 'five'.

If you need 'em, I can sell you a complete set of plans for this item. It is the _perfect_ high-tech woodworking project -- an electronic 'tuba "Fore!"'.

It looks a lot like pegboard material to me. I think I've seen pegboard without the holes in the borgs before.

Thanks for identifying the material. I can now google on the right track.

Tempered Hardboard? - Commonly available in 1/8" and 1/4" thicknesses. Relatively cheap. I use it for shop cabinet drawer bottoms. Don't buy the UNtempered kind...

Greg G.