Home Made Shipping Box
 

Because a few folks have asked, here are a few pictures of a box I just built and shipped one of Austin's guns to a member.

It is made of 1" x 3" pine (which actually measures 3/4" X 2 1/2") and 1/4" luan sub-flooring.

There is nothing unusual about the protective packing - just bubble-wrap and synthetic 'cheese curls'.



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Hmm

I don't suppose Edgar would let you ship in one of his. :whistle:

Of course he would but currently my costs are about $9/box. I would have to increase my shipping charges substantially if I had to use one of his boxes.

Dean how are you getting to the Post Office these days, dog sled or snowmobile?

Snowshoes to the dogsled terminal.

A couple generations from now some Parker memorabilia collector will proudly display that box as having provenance to the editor of the Parker Pages. :rolleyes:

And it may have doubled in value by then to eighteen dollars or more :cool:

Do you just put label on it or do you put cardboard or paper around box?

thanks

Pat

I put a label on it and tape over it and all the corners and edges with 2" clear packing tape.

One of the good features of "The Dean Box" is it fits in the USP system. Two of us who had guns shipped in boxes made of much heavier wood found that they did not "fit" the system so were just set aside We ended finally ended up getting the guns, but not without a lot of effort and angst.
David

Thank for the pics!
I was heading in another direction for a solution. Yours is more simple and cheaper. Thanks for sharing this!

Tom

Atlanta

All credit goes to Allan Swanson - he showed me how he has done it for years of shipping guns.

Allan , How about shipping me one of them boxes just to look at mind you, but you could put a 250.00 dollar grade lifter in it just to see how it fits? gary

How do you make them for $9 when you have $18 worth in screws?
I make mine just the same, but use a few dozen less screws securing bottom and top. I use torx head cabinet screws so the heads don't pull through the plywood.

At least mine aren't Torx or Phillips head screws.

I use finish screws so they sink below the wood's surface. That way when the box is laid on a piece of furniture by the recipient the screws won't mar the furniture.

You are so thoughtful. Henceforth and forever after, I shall stencil in large red letters, on all surfaces, DO NOT SET THIS BOX ON FINE FURNITURE BECAUSE DEAN SAYS YOU WILL SCRATCH IT

Dean
You make a great box . I wish you would use all with the same head though and include a bit for them.:). Am I complaining about a great, FREE, box?
I may have spent too much time around some other members , current and former,:whistle:
David

Famous forum quote (Quit your bitching, save your breath...you'll need it when it's time to die.. Grandma):)

Another appropriate quote: "Some folks would bitch if they was hung with a new rope" :rolleyes:

Over 10 years and multiple undamaged shipments

I made a pine box like Dean's to send an M1A back to Springfield for some corrective machining. When it came back, it was in the same box except the barrel sticking out the side!! They threw it back in the box with NO PACKING and i'm sure UPS tossed it around for a few days.

C Grade, do you mean USPS or UPS system?

So, do you box craftsmen "TIME" the screws? Must require a deft hand using those cordless impact drivers!!

Now ,That's a much better return than the CD Rates at the Bank ,maybe you should consider going into business :whistle:!!!!!!!1