And today we’re going to be looking at a new product from Oakley. This is the Oakley strong box case available through the standard issue website and actually got a glimpse of this earlier this year at shot, show at the standard issue, booth and I was pretty excited when I saw that it would have been released on the standard issue site right now.

The strong box comes in three variations and I have the site pulled up here, so you guys can see what that looks like. So you get the strong box pick and pluck the strong box accessory case and then the strong box, eyewear or a case now, as you guys, can see the pick and pluck and the eyewear a case both come in black and then the accessory case comes in this ten.

Now the main difference between the three they’re, both they’re, all three of them I’m sorry, are the same size. The main difference is the pick and pluck actually comes full, so you can actually pick and pluck the foam inside and basically make whatever shape. It is that you need the other two, the accessory case and the eyewear array case already comes set up depending on what you’re going to need from them.

So obviously the accessory case has more cutouts, so you can put I wears and accessories and lenses, and things like that versus the eyewear rate case is: you can either have two different size, I wears in there a couple different lenses and then a space in the middle from for some accessories as well. All three cases as auto dimensions are the same size and basically they’re all seven and a half inches on the length right or the width.

I should say right here, eight inches on the length this way and then four and a half inches on the height, so seven and a half by eight by four and a half. So just keep that in mind, because it is a fairly large case and again, the purpose of these cases are to to store iron accessories. It’s just obviously more of a rugged design to these cases.

Again, it’s right now. It’s on the standard issue site. So this is definitely something that is going to protect whatever you put inside of it. So let’s take a look at this one right here. This particular one is the Iowa array case. So I went with this one because it already had to cut I didn’t want to mess with having to do the pick and pluck or anything like that, but I really do enjoy it and I’m thinking about maybe picking up the accessory case, the one in the 10 just to have both the black and the tan.

But again it all depends on the need that I have for these. So let’s take this off right here and we’ll took a look at the case itself. So again, it is very, very rugged, looking and very rugged feel alright. So it’s a little heavy I’m, not exactly sure, as far as the weight goes, but I’ll just keep that in mind. If you’re going to be carrying this around or anything like that, the case itself is already a bit heavy.

So once you start putting all the accessories and I wearing things like that in there it’s just going to add a little bit to the weight, so you do have the icon right here and I, like all the different stylings and design aesthetics, that they did all around the case and makes it look really awesome very rugged. You know it definitely sets that aside from a lot of other cases out there, it has a very Pelican case.

Look to it. So if you guys are familiar with those, it’s going to look like that. So you have a really nice grab handle right here. You know it stays in place wherever you put it. So if you bring it up, it’s going to stay there and then, if you bring it down, it’ll stay there as well, and you have some ridges right here, so if you’re wearing gloves or if your heads are wet or something like that, it’s not going to slip around and then also underneath right here.

It has like a rubber insert in there, which adds a little bit more grip to the handle itself. But obviously, since it’s hollowed out, it doesn’t make it as heavy really thick hinges on those, as well as the actual clasp right here on the side. So you have these little ridges on there which allow you to to grab onto it and that’s we open it and then, when you close it down it snaps right down, and then you have one on either side.

So those are the the two clasp and then in the back. You have right here. The hinges. Also one thing I did want to point out is it is made in the USA, so that’s always a plus. So let’s go ahead and open it up and look at the inside now. I have already put a couple items in there. What I did is I transitioned, my M frame alpha from the original array case that it normally comes in I’m putting them in here.

So you guys go ahead and open it up there. It is so again this one is the Iowa or a case, so it has mirror image on both these. So you have a wider area to put eyewear or whatever it is. You want to put in there and you have a couple cutouts for lenses and then one bigger one here in the middle for accessories. So on the bottom here you have a rubber gasket that goes all the way around and that seals the top to the bottom.

So it makes it waterproof dustproof things like that on the very top you have this kind of eggshell foam insert, which again, if things are a little bit higher, this will allow it to move to whatever you have in there and it’s going to protect it that much more so the the foam on the inside. It’s basically the depth of the bottom portion of the case here.

So whatever you put in there is going to go in all the way down and then you’ll the foam itself will come all the way up to the top. So it’s going to protect it all the way around and then the top lid right here will protect them on the top right there. So again, like I mentioned I have my M frame alphas. So on this side, I have the actual frame with the the Hilo gasket.

In there, and if it’s as you guys, see they’re very very nicely, I do have one of the replacement lenses right here. So if you guys see this, it has an area to put a shield lens and then two smaller cutouts in front of that. So you can put two individual lenses if you wanted to so, if you had something like a flat jacket or you know something that takes two lenses as opposed to one shield lens, you can put that in there as well and then on the opposite side.

I have the goggles with the strap in the middle, and then here is the other lens, so that those are the four lenses. I normally come with the array kit for the M frame alpha and then in the middle here. I just have one of our Oakley’s cleaning kits, so you have the microfiber cloth in there and then the cleaning solution, and then this is a little bag that it comes with and, as you guys can see, it is a kind of open area right there and it fits in there very very nicely, and it makes for a really awesome package, obviously to microfiber bags on either side the one for the goggles and the one for the frames there, and you know once you close it down and snap these down.

It is very secure. As name dictates, it is a strongbox, so this is definitely going to keep whatever you have in there nice and secure. It is a flat bottom, so it will sit very nicely on any flat surface. I have actually been carrying this inside of my EDC bag, especially if I’m you know going around and showing off showing off the time frame.

Alpha-2 different people I think it makes for a really awesome. Conversation piece. I know that on the M frame, alpha itself is you have the option of purchasing the array kit with either the standard rate case or the strongbox I? Believe it’s the the tan one that does your tan one that you saw on the website there. So that’s really cool.

They give you the option to already get it in this box. If not, you can purchase one of the three choices of the strongbox alone, I believe on the standard issue site right now. These are about $56. So again, it’s a little bit more expensive than your regular cases, but if you’re serious about protecting your equipment, especially if you’re going to be an environment where the equipment might be getting knocked around and stuff like that or you travel a lot- and this is definitely a great option for that.

So again, this is the Oakley strongbox case from the standard issue line, and it is available right now on the standard issue site. So if you guys interested, definitely go ahead and check it out and if you guys have any questions, let me know thanks.

Sunglasses so I decided to make one out of six cardboard and leather I made a template printed and cut all the different parts needed for the shape. I wanted I got the leather pieces per our use. Some paper clips to hold the template in place when I cut it I didn’t want to make any unnecessary hole. Here you can see if they’re too leather pieces cut, I thought the rest of the pieces are state cardboard I chose cardboard because it’s easy to cut and it’s quite strong before starting the glue up, I mark the placement of the metal plate.

This is because I passed the first time and I had to cut these all over again for the glue I use contact cement, it’s perfect for you. Never the way it works. Is you apply glue on both surfaces? You want to clue together, wait for it to dry for about 10 minutes, so it feels almost dry and then glue the pieces together. They stick together really well immediately. Oh here, you can see me applying to and gluing pieces together to form the shape of the fantastic here I’m.

Attaching the two leather parts together, this is actually really tricky. I have to fold the flaps of the triangle pieces under the leather to hide the raw edges, but it works quite well. I just have to trim away some excess leather, I tested the magnet between two layers of leather and it didn’t speak so I had to make a hole for the magnet and cover it with same black fabric. This night, the magnet stick so much better.

At this. It was time to clear the rest of the case together. I have to stretch the rebel base to align it with the top edge and choose the leather down from there, and the case was finished. I hope you liked this video I have more project videos coming soon so subscribe to my channel. If you haven’t already and I see you next time, that’s right.