Ethan and Fellow Sharpshooters;
After promising Cal and other readers, over the Xmas holiday I got out a pair of 'unissued' jewelry boxes and shot photos of how to convert them into pasteboard ammo boxes. Unfortunately, I became enamored with the original Sharps ammo boxes, particularly the neat triangular fold on the front and narrow closure strips on the sides and back. I got so caught up in trying to recreate them that a typical 20 minute project took me nearly two hours. I realized that NOBODY will want to spend that amount of time trying to produce a single 'perfect' pasteboard box. So, I took some of my old 'beater' boxes' removed their original paper covering and refinished them. Got photos of them as well. Then I wanted to add a separate section on how to build a pasteboard box from scratch, using flat 'shirtboard'. Needless to say, what started out as a simple, straightforward job has ballooned into the 'Ultimate Paste Board Sharps Ammo Box Project'.
Sooooo, I my goal this weekend will be to create a simple photo essay on how to make my original 'prototype' boxes. Once that is posted, then I can devote the rest of my time to creating a new essay for the other boxes. For traveling, using the pasteboard boxes is the best way to transport your cartridges, (either stowed in your knapsack or tote).
Will you be coming for the Blue-Gray Alliance event the last weekend in June or the GAC in July?
Thanks for your patience.
Bill Skillman Hudson Squad Mess-USSS
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