Wooden or hard card shapes - (hinges or brackets)

Plek Trum

Hi all,
I usually answer here so I'm hoping somebody can help me for a change!

I am making a pirate treasure chest out of an hinged 6btl wine box for a small boy.

Rather than add ironmongery to the box to replicate the external brace hinges / brackets, I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get mdf / wood / hinges or brace brackets to glue on instead?

the box is approx. 40cm in length. (I will be staining same, adding pull handles to the sides etc) I would need minimum of 8, possibly 16 if I double place them.

As cheap as possible is VERY important!! I have looked on ebay, contacted a few sellers but no joy as yet. I would like to buy in Ireland if possible.

All suggestions, offers, ideas welcome

This is an idea of the shape, https://www.google.ie/search?q=wood+chest+brace+brackets&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CwGOUpnnDoia7Qaxn4CABg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=955#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=ZFB8F9HvXoOWKM%3A%3Bq-ZGqxrGgjF0uM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.ebayimg.com%252Ft%252F2-X-Butterfly-Vintage-Corner-Repair-Brace-Bracket-Chest-Case-Blanket-Box-%252F00%252Fs%252FNDgwWDY0MA%253D%253D%252Fz%252FCIQAAOxyHt9R5XGb%252F%2524T2eC16J%252C!ygE9s7HHn18BR5(GbfjqQ~~60_35.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fbhp%252Fbox-corners%3B300%3B225

Cathmandooo

Have you tried the likes of adverts or donedeal for old furniture that might have them?

Milly33

Tough one, would say the same also perhaps a second hand furniture place would have something to suit, that or well you could approach the local 2ndary school and ask the wook work or metal teacher to do a project with the kids then show them the finished project. Another one is if you had access to some wooden pallets a lot of them have these flimsyish metal corner pieces like this, you could break them off and just paint on the detail..

Plek Trum

Thanks guys, sourced some from UK company cheap enough, should do the job