Snakes cages. Something big, . . .

Bloof: I wouldn't let your lack of handiness put you off. We're only talking about the most basic type of joinery. Start with something simple before you take on a project like an Empire-style secretary desk with bronze mounts, leather bound drawers and desk top, supported by gryphons and bronze mounted caryatids. That can come later. :wink:

Seriously though, the thing is to break the process into a number of small steps. There are a scads of books that can make the various operations easy to understand. You can also take adult ed courses at one of the BOCES extensions. You get professional help (something I'm told would do me some good) and you get to use their equipment. Once you see how it's done, you can build custom enclosures for others as a satisfying and profitable hobby. Since you know a bit about the needs of large snakes, you're already more than halfway there. I'll bet there are good cabinetmakers who couldn't build a decent snake enclosure because they don't understand the requirements.

Personally, I'd recommend a MIG/TIG welding class. You could then build a frame out of aluminum with lights made of polycarb sheet. You can get Lexan and Plexi in any thickness you want, down on Canal St. You can get it cut to order or you can browse through the odd shapes/sizes/thicknesses and maybe find what you need.

There's nothing like discovering that you can take on something that you used to think was impossible, or that required some special gift or talent that you weren't born with. All that stuff is easy--if you know how.

A lot can be done with found materials, too. Look for a pawn shop or jewelry store that's renovating and see if you can scarf up one of their display cases. Chromed steel and heavy tempered glass with light fixtures might be something you could work with? Finding one deep enough might present a prob, but they are often slant-front so they are deeper at the base. They'd likely give it to you (I've seen such things in dumpsters), but you might want to pay someone to move it.

Duhhhhhhhh, I really appreciate the input wuzzagrunt, but you lost me after you said "Bloof:"



HEYYYYYYYYY, wuzzagrunt knows CANAL STREET!!!

Only a dyed in the wool, true blue Noo Yawker would know fum Canal Street.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, . . .

Oops, I hear something smoking, better go see.

:duh:

Did he just say I HEAR something smoking?

That boyahs jes' gotta go back in Room 307.