Banana Patchbox info??????

[rdillon]

Does anyone know the correct width and length of a banana box?  I see the ends are also different lengths as well.  The one TOTW sells lists and overall length but not much else is given.  Is that one correct?  I was going to make my own out of a blank but don't have the measurements.  Hope someone can help.  Rich

[ironwolf]

  You just gotta' make it look like it fits the stock.  May be a way to "Golden Mean" the thing, but it boils down to how it looks.
 
  KW

[Bill of the 45th]

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As to a banana box, it's what looks good, long and thin or short and fat, pointed or round, and in a good proportion.  There's even peanut, and double ones. There is a great spear pointed one on a Soddy, but I can't get the pic to post from Photobucket  I generally get one from TOW or MBS and cut what I think looks good to me.  I use grease holes, round, oval, square, rectangle, double, or coffin if it's figured wood(that's my opinion/show the wood)  Have a great Holiday, and remember the Troops, past, present, and fallen, along with their families.

Bill

[Ken G]

I generally use the MBS one.  It doesn't have as much of a crease in the middle.  I'd rather start with it flat and contour it myself.  Like Bill and Ironwolf said, go with what looks right for your gun on the length. 

[G-Man]

Ditto - have seen dozens and each one is different.  The J. Gross rifle has a long skinny one almost as long as the comb.  Then take a look at the short one with the fancy finial on that Soddy Daisy on the virtual museum.  A wonderful one by Edward Reid I saw at the Norris show had a bannana lid set in a captured lid surround.  On the hinges, I've seen anywhere from 3 to 9 knuckles.

No rules - just what looks right.

Good luck,

Guy