Locks and Hinges

The final container must be lockable. Here I have experimented and 

recorded suitable ways to lock my container.

The first lock is very simple: a gap in a material
 extension which matches up to a loop on the joining
piece of wood where a key (likely to be dowel with a
small block of wood attached so it does not fall
through)can slide in and lock the 2 faces together.

A lock which requires an extra block of wood 
with a hole in attached to the edge of one of 
the edges; as well as an extension on an edge of 
existing wood which corresponds to this (with a matching 
hole). A key is created by attaching dowel to another 
small chunk of wood. This dowel feeds through
 both holes to secure the different edges.

It must also contain a hinge which is not ready made. I designed andexperimented with different hinge types.

The first looks at a hinge which could close and open completely (depending on how thick the material surrounding the hinge was). It is created by sticking fabric to both parts which need a connecting hinge. Although it would be quick and easy, a glue which could stick to both the material and the wood must be looked into. 

 

The second hinge I looked into uses 2 thin pieces 

of wood attached to the inside of both panels and a small 

block of wood extending and off of both of these. One 

is placed higher on the wood and one placed below this, 

and they are connected with dowel which runs through holes 

in the middle of the 2 blocks of wood. This hinge would not be 

suitable for my project as it opens from 90 degrees to 180 degrees, 

however the edges of the 2 pieces of wood cannot join so 

would look messy which is why I do not plan to use it.