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This is a project to make a display case to display my haul of Evil Dead souvenirs taken fron various The Evil Dead & Evil Dead II filming locations (a trip which can be read about Here).

So, a short time after returning from this trip in January 2013, and having just completed the Replica Clock Project, I used much the same materials & techniques to construct a display case. I had intended it to be glass on four sides, but once I began design work on it, I realised that glass on the front & back, and wood on either side & top and bottom would be so much easier to make. From the outside it was intended to look like a regular varnished glass case, but inside; the shelf was made from a rough sawn piece of stained wood, and the base had fake floorboards on it, so everything inside the case would stylistically fit together. Along with displaying the various items collected, I added in an oil lamp and chain/hooks just for dressing, along with an American style pull-cord lamp fitting to illuminate the whole display. I also bought 6 old style Kilner Jars in which to store some of the material. You can click the photos below to enlarge;















Here is what the items are, I've added numbers next to items, and a list of what they are below;

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The Evil Dead

1 - The Cabin Site; twisted vines
2 - The Cabin Site; leaves
3 - The Cabin Site; pieces of the roof
4 - The Cabin Site; an old glass bottle
5 - The Cabin Site; sticks, twigs & leaves
6 - The Cabin Site; 3 big chimney stones and one small one
7 - The Cabin Site; soil from the trapdoor hole
8 - The Cabin Site; tree bark & leaves
9 - The Cabin Site; soil from around the chimney
10 - Clinch River Road/Riverside Road; stone chips from the cliffside
11 - Clinch River Road/Riverside Road; gravel from the road
12 - Clinch River Road/Riverside Road; leaves
13 - The Old/destroyed Bridge; large pieces of concrete from the path leading up
14 - The Old/destroyed Bridge; little pieces of concrete from the path leading up


Evil Dead II

14 - The Cabin Site; pieces of the roof
15 - The Cabin Site; pieces of styrofoam from the tree
16 - The Cabin Site; A log from the firewood pile at back door
17 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood
18 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood
19 - The Cabin Site; little section of window beading
20 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood
21 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood
22 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood
23 - The Cabin Site; a little section of the workshed wall
24 - The Cabin Site; a large section of the workshed wall
25 - The Cabin Site; a complete length of window beading
26 - The Cabin Site; a piece of window frame
27 - The Cabin Site; a piece of an interior door
28 - The Cabin Site; a piece of an interior door
29 - The Cabin Site; 3 pieces of wall
30 - The Cabin Site; a misc piece of wood

That is some fine craftsmanship Rob. I really enjoyed the trip write-up too.

Cheers mate, I've read a number of USA to USA visits (ie; people travelling from other parts of the USA), but never someone from abroad, much less from the UK, so I wanted to add as much detail as possible, as many people will never have been to the USA, or are ever likely to given the cost.

I tried to make the most of my trip, just sad I didn't ID the ED2 beginning tunnel location in time to visit it when I was there.

Only was able to have my hands on the trip and the display case and both are just outstanding. I can't even imagine how great is to visit some of the filming locations after all these years... And the souvenirs make me a little bit jealous. All these things are the part of the legend.
Display case is just awesome. You have a talent for such things, certainly.