BAD NEWS

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Canadian customs wanted to see what was inside the box but they didn't have the tiny square bit for the screws. A silly little thing like that didn't deter the all-powerful Canadian customs folks.... they just smashed and pried until they had totally destroyed the luan cover.

Next time you send something over the border, maybe don't use those square drive screws.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Bill Zachow

UPS would not take wooden boxes.

Bill, I have never had UPS refuse to take either my wooden boxes, built just like you build yours, or a customer's box, BUT, they always seem to claim they need "Add'l Handling $12.00"
The same trip to UPS was with another gun, boxed in the customer's high quality cardboard box, Bigger, Heavier, and going farther, but $12 less.
I built two boxes for guns going out next week, 1" Pine frame, 7/32" Plywood top and bottom, Cabinet screws all around, and wrapped in Cardboard this time. Most of the time, I'm returning a customers gun sent to me for case making and fitting, so I make sure they get back in one piece. My cases go out in Double wall U-Line cardboard boxes. $5 ea, but worth it.

[Mills]

We went fishing in Canada one time and the airline sawed our plastic travel tube in half to check our rods. Sawed the rods in half too. They were not expensive rods but I am still mad about it.

[stumpstalker]

What's wrong with those Bluenose Customs officials?

The Robertson (square) Drive is a Canadian invention, no less.