I've been looking out for a reasonably priced used tack trunk for awhile now with no luck.
(Nice new ones are SO expensive!) My grandfather built me the most awesome trunk based
on your "Basic Tack Plus" design for my birthday/Christmas this year. I thought I'd share some pictures
of the finished product. Everyone at the barn is completely jealous! I'm ecstatic and can't wait for show
season to start to show it off!! Made out of oak plywood, with tin roofing material for the outside.
Built by Don Cogzill. Thanks a million for a great product! Janel Essman

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My dad built this for my daughter Sarah Lipps and I put the finish on. We used bigger wheels because we go to lots of shows and sometimes have to walk quite a ways. I have a brass tag on order with her and Redd's name for the front. Your plans were right on the mark with exact details that made building a breeze. Now we have 2 other Go & Show Caddys, we are finishing for our younger 2.  Thanks Henry Lipps.

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Hi: I just wanted to show off my project. I used your design (Basic Tack Trunk) and it proved to be
extremely helpful. The trunk was a Christmas gift for my girlfriend who attended University of Maryland
and rode on their equestrian team. I loved building it and the gift meant a lot to Veronica.
Happy holidays! - Dale Springer

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Hello: My name is Haley Thomson and I'm in Ontario, Canada. I ordered your plans after drooling over
your website for almost two years and was pleasantly surprised at their precise measurements and how they
took you through the entire process step by step so that even someone inexperienced in woodworking
could handle making this box.I also was very appreciative of the materials I was told to use because it
makes the box light but durable. I did make some small additions in that I used 3" inch castors instead of
2" inch because I will be taking this box to shows with me and need it to roll on grass easily, I added the
corner edging for more rigidity and strength, and I added a little hatch door over the small storage space
in the lid in order to keep all of my braiding tools and hoof polish in when I close the lid or move the box.
Thank you so much for the fabulous plans! I will be ordering from you again when I get my own stable.
I'll need a full locker at that point! Hugs and Happy New Year, Haley and Forest!

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Hi Bill: Your plans helped me to make a far better box than I could have on my own.
The wood is all furniture grade red oak, with ML Campbell Conversion varnish as a finish. All the
hardware bolts and name plates are 100% stainless. Only thing I would change if  I made another one
would be, use 3/4" plywood  rather than 1/2". I would highly recommend buying and using your plans,
as just material savings paid for plan cost. Thanks - Scott Baker

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Doug Young constructed this Basic Tack Trunks for his daughter using 1/2" Birch plywood  with a Rosewood stain. Basic Tack Trunk owner Kira on Ellie Mae. 

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Hello:  I thought I would send you some pictures of the box I just finished for my daughter from one of your plans. I modified it to have a pullout saddle rack. I also changed the size of the lower compartments to allow for the lowest shelf to hold a large water bucket. The top shelf on the door was not cut out for polos but left to hold bell boots. - Nathan Onfrichuk    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Hi Bill, My daughter Kelsey and I built her tack box from your plans. We used birch plywood and painted it.  The materials were a Christmas present (from me and her mom) and together we constructed it.  We had a blast and she loves it.  It turned out great and is the envy of the barn. - Peter VanderMeer

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Bill:  I found the handles; they were buried in a corner of the hardware section at Lowes. Thought you might like these pictures. The trunk is currently sitting on a small mover's dolly tipped under it for ease of movement. I used Baltic birch laminate for the box. The base is yellow poplar. I happen to like the natural 'green' color of yellow poplar so you will see it used throughout. I even trimmed the hatch door edge with it to clean up the edge of the laminate. The upper drawer rails are red oak, as is the trim on the upper edges of the laminate for the box, and the corner trim. The face piece inlay on the top is a maple-walnut-alder-birch pattern. I stained it with a wipe on Honey Maple stain from General Finishes, and used General's Arm-R-Seal wipe-on spar urethane to finish it. Both the trunk and the tack armoire came out to my wife's liking. Cheer! -  Don Hooper

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Hi Bill:  Just wanted to share with you some pictures of the tack cabinet we made from your plans.  My daughter has been asking for something like this for a long time, and I wasn't able to find anything (that I could afford) that would suit her purposes, until I found your plans.  It turned out really nice and I wanted to share the pictures.  My husband made it and he is such a perfectionist!  We kept telling him it's going in a barn, but he went all out anyway.  We gave it to my daughter for her 25th birthday and she really likes it, as do everyone else in the barn.  Of course they all ride western, so it wouldn't work for them!  Hope you enjoy the pictures!   - Judy Keener

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Dear Bill I thought that I would send you some pictures of the Tack Cabinet I made for my girlfriend, Ransom Witt, for her birthday ... she had some modifications that she wanted, so I used your Total Tack Cabinet template and made the changes accordingly ... Your designs were very helpful and I know that she will love this ... thanks again. Sincerely - Mickey Loftis

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Hi Bill:  Thanks for thecompliments of my work. I am a tenant in Maureen's apartment building and she knows I'm a skilled cabinet maker. So any time she, needs one of a kind masterpiece she calls me. I have built some incredible things for her over the past 8 years that in the normal world would have paid very well. I am just a poor carpenter, who loves woodworking so much, that even if I had millions, I would be in my wood workshop everyday! Since I don't have any work space where I live, most of the trunk was built in my driveway, on saw horses, and concrete ground. Near the end we used Maureen mother's garage to stain, varnish, paint and final assembly. It was also a good place to hide the trunk from Rebecca till Christmas. I got the hardware from ROCKLER.com. Maureen did reimburse me for the hardware, paint, varnish, brushes, sandpaper etc. The wood was free, leftover from my real job projects. It was truly a labor of love, having built my first tack trunk! It wouldn't have been possible without you Bill. Thanks! - Marc Bonner

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Hi:  I recently purchased your plans for the Basic Trunk. We were building it for our daughter who shows steers in area fairs, she is a senior and we knew she would only use the box for 2 fairs so we put a little extra work into so when she travels to college she will take it and use it as a hope chest and storage. The plans were very easy to follow even by those with little carpentry skills. As you can see in the photos we added a few details, trim around lid and bottom, wheels and name plates for the animals Janna has shown. Thank you and please display photos and web site for others to see.   -   Sheryl Jo Legg

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Hello there:  I just wanted to write to thank you for your fantastic plans. My dad and I built your armoire tack cabinet as a father-daughter project, in honor of my first horse. We are SO pleased with how it turned out. Your plans were easy-to-follow and complete, and we couldn't believe how well everything fit together and how nicely designed the box was. Everyone is incredibly impressed and we are getting many compliments. I'm directing lots of people to your website!  I've attached a couple of pictures of the finished box. It would be wonderful to see them on your website!   Thanks again for your fantastic design. We couldn't be happier. Sincerely, Katie Taylor

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Hi!  Wanted to share the pictures of my new Western Tack Cabinet built by a friend and co-worker from Lexington Fire Department (KY) Major Darryl Osborne with the help of FF David Gumm, FF Rick Faulkner and Darryl's son Darrin.  The pictures do not do this cabinet justice- it is absolutely beautiful. I am using it to hold a saddle seat saddle and all my stuff at a boarding facility. Your plans were great and my friends did an incredible job-it is gorgeous and fits my needs perfectly! (It is too pretty to put in a barn!) -  Carrie Bowling

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Hello there!   So I finally finished my tack box, I had ordered the plans from you, and I thought I would send you the final pictures... There's still some saw dust/little wood ships/dust in there (I just finished staining this afternoon!) but I absolutely love it! There a couple of modifications, or I suppose I can call one a  "mishap", but nevertheless, it's awesome!!! My carpenter accidentally attached the trunk lid on the wrong side!  But the difference is negligible, haha... Also we decided for the saddle house roof, instead of putting it on a hinge, we have it  lifting out, because my bridle hook I guess was a little long, so it would've hit the hook, and plus it's actually pretty easy just to have it pulls out! I hope you like and that we did your plan justice! It was built here in Calgary by D. Parker Thanks again for all your help! - Heather Love

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Dear Bill,   I was delighted to receive your Christmas card last month and I have since then been meaning to drop you a line. In fact, I have been meaning to drop you a line since I completed the tack cabinet based on your plans almost a year ago. I have no woodwork training but I found the instructions very clear and easy to follow, and I had a lot of fun making it. My daughter Heather is delighted with the tack cabinet and it is the envy of all her friends. I cannot tell you how many people have admired it since we put it in the tack room at the stables where her pony lives. Certainly it stands out from the other tack boxes in terms of design and finish. In fact the admiration makes me feel somewhat guilty because whatever about the finish, credit for the design belongs to you. I had intended to give it a better paint job and had envisioned all kinds of colors and stenciling, but Heather in her impatience to take possession barely allowed me time to lash on a few coats of varnish!  Regards, Frank Henry  -  ( Ireland)

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Hello Elite Tack Design: Your web site asks for finished photos of your completed designs. I've attached a photo of a variant of the "Armoire" that my husband built for me. I am an eventer so I have 2 saddles, 3 different bridles and more gear than most "one sport" participants. This version is 11" taller to accomodate the second saddle rack and the doors have been switched. It is stained and then poly-urethaned throughout. -   thanks Judy Labovitz

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Bill:  We built ours just like your plans call for and finished with a coat of linseed oil. The oily linseed rag we used to apply finish to the cabinet caught our trash can on fire in the garage, but everyone is safe.  The only thing we did different from your plans was to add a 1/8" sheet of plastic under the tack box area, the area the two milk crates sit and under the bottom drawer.  You will see them in the photos.  I thought that the plastic tack box and plastic milk crates would slide in and out smoother with plastic under them and it will also keep the wood from getting soiled.  We also put parafin on the bottom of the two wooden drawers on the right side so the drawers slide in and out easier. Enjoy, David NOTE: Elite Tack Design replaced David's burned plans for FREE!

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Mr. Jeff Walker, from Colchester, VT. built this Total Tack Trunk for his daughter Nichole.
He says that "all in all it was a great design, and well worth the cost of the plans and was made easier with
the detail of the designs overall. I did however decide to re-enforce the base of the trunk by adding two extra
cross members on the bottom with and extra layer of plywood, feeling that the initial base was not strong enough."

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Hi there - thought I'd pass along the photos of my finally finished tack armoire! I made the following slight modifications: built both doors with the bridle hooks as opposed to polo wrap pockets, made the bottom two cubby holes large enough to fit a water bucket, lined the four cubby holes with a thin sheet of acrylic, and had a latch put on the outside bottom to help keep it closed. The outside was stained and sealed. I love it!  - Lisa Schuetz

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Hi Bill:  With patience and double checking (and sometimes triple checking) everything, my tack armoire is complete. I loved your easy to follow directions and thank you for the email you provided on answers to my questions. I did do a couple changes. I put handles on the drawers and saddle house door. I also covered the saddle house with padding and then black vinyl and attached with hammered brass upholstery tacks. One of the drawers has a hasp lock on for medication, needles, syringes. I hung a blanket rack on one side. I also put a latch on the inside of one door to close and latch separately and a combination bolt on the front. Thank you again!!! - Sarah Dowling

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