Decided to give out flashlights to the family this year … in laser-cut presentation boxes:
Materials pretty much identical to the hooch box above with the addition of a pair of risers of 6mm EVA foam for the inserts in each box. I was hoping for a more … refined … finish than the hooch box, but time constraints, a bad paint setup on the ~3ft² I was able to clear on my workbench in my garage, and just enough patience with finishing to make it not obnoxiously horrific conspired against me.
Lithium AAs because I don’t want to repair one more device that’s had an alkaline cell leak inside it Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Alkalines™ and the recipients aren’t going to invest in a low-self-discharge NiMH setup.