10 ga project

[Cal Lego]

Originally Posted by E Robert Fabian

What do you use your ten for there in sunny Calf.
I posted a picture of a home made shell trimmer behind your last post if you should need one.
Bob

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the post on the trimmer. A picture is worth 1000 words. I use the 10 gauge mostly to amuse myself here in not-so-sunny-lately California. I'm hoping to move to Idaho in a year or so and do some hunting again.

[Bill Murphy]

Nice picture of the shell cutter. Picture this as a low tech alternative. Clamp a sharp kitchen knife in a vise, blade edge up. Place your shell over the end of a close fitting aluminum or hardwood dowel. Roll the shell over the blade like a rolling pin. Slide the cut off section of shell up the dowel and insert another shell. It is real fast and real easy. The time saving is in cutting directly around the shell rather than a spiral cut which many methods require.

[Cal Lego]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Nice picture of the shell cutter. Picture this as a low tech alternative. Clamp a sharp kitchen knife in a vise, blade edge up. Place your shell over the end of a close fitting aluminum or hardwood dowel. Roll the shell over the blade like a rolling pin. Slide the cut off section of shell up the dowel and insert another shell. It is real fast and real easy. The time saving is in cutting directly around the shell rather than a spiral cut which many methods require.

I will try that tonight. I have 100 to trim and am sure I'm going to cut myself the way I was doing it. Great idea, thanks!