I started building trunks about 20 years ago. My wife needed a larger more sturdy constructed trunk to replace her cheap foot locker. The first was a basic box trunk with a sliding drawer design form some magazine. Since than I have redesigned the Basic Trunk with new design improvements. I have built and sold a few on consignment for a tack store, and built Tack Cabinets for my wife and her friends, to fulfill their equestrian needs.
Some were covered with a plastic Laminate (Formica), others painted, all stained and satin polyurethane inside. Each Cabinet or Trunk is slightly different than the other, and changed designs for rides preferences. Some of the cabinets and trunks pictures below were built by me, others have been made from my plans and purchasers have kindly shared their Trunk pictures with me.

If you decide to build one or have a friend or relative build you one,
please send me pictures and I will be glad to add them to this Web page.


Built on consignment

Built on consignment

Armoire Tack Cabinet
built for Trina
by Bill Owen

Basic Tack Trunk
built by Donald Hooper

I built this Armoire Cabinet for my Wife

Total Tack Trunk
by William Kreykes
Basic Tack Trunk by Whit Prophet

Total Tack Trunk
built by Mark Bonner

Total Tack Trunk
with modifications,
By Tom Schornak

Basic Tack Trunk
by Sherly Jo Legg
for her daughter

Western Tack Cabinet
for C. Bowling
by Darryl Osborne.


Basic Tack Plus
for Heather Love
by D. Parker


Total Tack Trunk
by David Schircliff
for Paige Buckwalter

Basic Tack Trunk by
Mrs. & Mr. Peter VanderMeer
for their daughter Kelsey

Armoire Tack
Cabinet by
Mr. Keener
for his daughter


Lauren's Trunk
(Shown)

Basic Tack Trunk owners
Lauren & Elizabeth
Larry Guyer constructed two Basic Tack Trunks for his daughters.
He used Cherry Veneer Plywood and modified the Elite Tack Design plans to include tongue and groove joints.
The four corner posts and trim are made from Quarter-sawn Sycamore.
Larry also made a brush-tote tray that fits on top of the interior hatch lid next to the sliding drawer.
Elite Tack Design thanks Larry for sharing the pictures.



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. 
Elite Tack Design thanks Doug for sharing the pictures.



Thomas Lade and Tiffany Hart built this simpilified version of the
Armorie Tack Cabinet to suit their needs.
Elite Tack Design thanks Tom & Tiffany
for sharing the pictures.


Katie Taylor and her father built this
Armoire Tack Cabinet together, in honor
of  her first horse.
Elite Tack Design thanks Katie
for sharing the pictures.


Ken Smith built Basic Tack Trunk with few custom draws.
Elite Tack Design thanks Ken for sharing the pictures


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