I guess it depends on what sort of photography he did but I think most photographers would have one. Mine is a cheap fold up one bought off the internet a couple years ago to see what it was all about. I'll have to upgrade someday, but have it in mind to make my own based on the one I have, only upsize it by 50 percent.
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I think that would be cool to be able to make your own. Stuff like that makes it more special even if it ends up costing a little more than what you could buy it for. I made some light up Christmas trees for my inlaws this year and though they probably cost more than premade ones, it was nice to give them something hand made.
The one I have is a fold up one so it gives me a template. I'll work off that but upsize it a little and getting the LED lights in the top shouldn't be too difficult, there's loads of that sort of thing on the interwebs. The LED's I have in my current one can change colour tone with four settings but I might see about adding something different also, some colours and maybe a light from a different angle so I can cast shadows into the lightbox. It's a work in progress.
You're right too, there's a satisfaction derived from making something oneself.
It's pretty amazing what they can do with LED's these days. You can get them in pretty much every shape and color for whatever you need them for. Those strips they have just blow me away.