Home made Ammo Box - The Firearms Forum

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 03:40 PM

Tried to post this in the Craftsman sub, but it said I don't have permission.

Anyway, I couldn't see paying $20 for a steel can so I made one.

Outside Dim: 16 3/4"x 11 3/4"x8". All yellow pine 5/8" thick. Red oak stain. Finger jointed sides. Will hold about 60lbs of ammo.

Iron Eagle · 03-10-2013, 03:42 PM

That's cool.

Evins74s · 03-10-2013, 03:50 PM

Very nice.

cheesewiz · 03-10-2013, 03:58 PM

I will take one ! Really nice

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesewiz

I will take one ! Really nice

Hadn't thought about selling them, but PM me if you really want one.

BlackEagle · 03-10-2013, 04:29 PM

Nice work, Gunny.

wv hillbilly · 03-10-2013, 05:11 PM

very nice

1LoneWolf75 · 03-10-2013, 05:11 PM

Very nice Gunny!!! I wish I could work wood like that!!!

Big Chevy · 03-10-2013, 05:52 PM

looking good Gunny.

carver · 03-10-2013, 05:55 PM

Good looking box Gunny!

CBirnley · 03-10-2013, 06:32 PM

I can't even sharpen a flipp'n pencil! Beautiful man.

cpttango30 · 03-10-2013, 07:03 PM

How much you selling them for? I'll take 2 please... That are good looking.

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cpttango30

How much you selling them for? I'll take 2 please... That are good looking.

Pm me.

Munch · 03-10-2013, 07:43 PM

Great lookin case Gunny!

aa1911 · 03-10-2013, 07:55 PM

I'd be interested also; keep wanting to build some more (have some surplus army ones) but don't have much time lately, all going towards work and sewing kit. Keep one full of 12g heavy stuff.

looks good!!

I take it you have a dovetailing jig for your router? That's on my 'stuff to buy list'...

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by aa1911

I'd be interested also; keep wanting to build some more (have some surplus army ones) but don't have much time lately, all going towards work and sewing kit. Keep one full of 12g heavy stuff.

looks good!!

I take it you have a dovetailing jig for your router? That's on my 'stuff to buy list'...

I do have a dt jig, but haven't used it in years. I prefer to handcut them (saw and chisel). Too much hassle to set up a jig for them unless you're making thousands of them.

These are finger joints tho, which I make using a shopmade jig and a straight bit on the router table.

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 08:09 PM

Note to all: I really hadn't intended to make these for sale, but for those who want one please PM me.

68c15 · 03-10-2013, 09:11 PM

would there be any benefit to running a small dowel down the finger joints to strengthen them?

GunnyGene · 03-10-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 68c15

would there be any benefit to running a small dowel down the finger joints to strengthen them?

Not really. Modern wood glues are stronger than the wood they hold together. Many tests have been done by individuals and glue manufacturers, and the wood always breaks before the glue fails even with common butt joints. Also, any stress is vertical to the joint in this configuration, not horizontal, so a dowel wouldn't have any added benefit.

That said, much depends on how well the joint is made. A loose fitting joint will of course be much weaker than a tight fitting one. Wood glue does not act as a gap filler. Some glue's such as epoxy or gorilla glue are gap fillers, but they come with their own set of problems. Hide glue, which has been around for a few thousand years, is one of the best glue's for woodwork ever invented, and in some applications (veneer for example) it is unsurpassed by even the best modern glues. It has many advantages, one of which is that it is easily repairable and can be reconstituted. It also does not 'squirm' like modern wood glues, and does not interfere with finishes.

Sorry, I tend to ramble on sometimes.

PS: If you're interested in Joinery, I'd suggest picking up a copy of "The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery", by Gary Rogowski.

time2shoot · 03-10-2013, 10:05 PM

looks awsome.

Zhurh · 03-10-2013, 11:21 PM

Pretty nice Gunny. When we moved to Alaska in early 90s; I hauled a bunch of nice Chestnut beams & boards I had cut down from a barn beam that was hand hewn back in 1812. Only made guitars so far; must be the only guy around with Amer Chestnut geetars. I might start thinking about a ammo box.

Right now, I have a Knaack Job master chest # 36; I can fit 16 green ammo cans in it, so I have every caliber it's own ammo can, works ok I think, but a wood one would be much nicer.

IShootBack · 03-11-2013, 04:28 AM

Very nice!!!

GunnyGene · 03-11-2013, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Zhurh

Pretty nice Gunny. When we moved to Alaska in early 90s; I hauled a bunch of nice Chestnut beams & boards I had cut down from a barn beam that was hand hewn back in 1812. Only made guitars so far; must be the only guy around with Amer Chestnut geetars. I might start thinking about a ammo box.

Right now, I have a Knaack Job master chest # 36; I can fit 16 green ammo cans in it, so I have every caliber it's own ammo can, works ok I think, but a wood one would be much nicer.

There's a guy I know on another forum that has started making what I think is probably the fanciest (and most expensive) ammo boxes I've ever seen. All the iron work is his also. $950 each.

About the same size as the one I made.

rogertc1 · 03-11-2013, 06:36 AM

You did a nice job on that box. You are skilled. I myself have 50 or so ammo boxes (GI and Walmart plastic) to hold my hord. Not counting the sealed ammo cans.

Zhurh · 03-11-2013, 06:57 AM

Gunny,
You know, the problem is if ya make them too big, and they never are big enough, you better even not think about moving them. Reason why I went with green ammo cans inside big metal box was so I could pull cans out in an organized way. One of the locals in our community burnt his house down during an extreme cold spell. He had so much ammo everywheres, nobody could go near the place all night, until the fire burned itself out. Got me thinking about all the loose ammo I had in every cabinet, on every shelf, just everything I had forgotten about here and there. So I got 25 of those army ammo cans. I can get a few hundred rounds in every green ammo can and they seal tight. I got the Knaack job chest used for $100, it's 3 foot long and 2 foot wide & high and holds a bunch of ammo cans. At least now, I know where it's all at; still can't pick the thing up, ha ha. So I guess a smaller wood box is the ticket and much nicer to look at; great job ya did there. I guess I just need a an ammo bunker nx to the house.

03-10-2013, 03:40 PM	#1
GunnyGene Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,962	Home made Ammo Box Tried to post this in the Craftsman sub, but it said I don't have permission. Anyway, I couldn't see paying $20 for a steel can so I made one. Outside Dim: 16 3/4"x 11 3/4"x8". All yellow pine 5/8" thick. Red oak stain. Finger jointed sides. Will hold about 60lbs of ammo. -->

03-10-2013, 03:42 PM	#2
Iron Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 653	Re: Home made Ammo Box That's cool.

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Evins74s V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 96	Re: Home made Ammo Box Very nice.

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cheesewiz V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 278	Re: Home made Ammo Box I will take one ! Really nice

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BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,163	Re: Home made Ammo Box Nice work, Gunny.

03-10-2013, 05:11 PM	#7
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,016	Re: Home made Ammo Box very nice

03-10-2013, 05:11 PM	#8
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 587	Re: Home made Ammo Box Very nice Gunny!!! I wish I could work wood like that!!! __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

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Big Chevy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 345	Re: Home made Ammo Box looking good Gunny.

03-10-2013, 05:55 PM	#10
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,245	Re: Home made Ammo Box Good looking box Gunny! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

03-10-2013, 06:32 PM	#11
CBirnley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Contributor Posts: 64	Re: Home made Ammo Box I can't even sharpen a flipp'n pencil! Beautiful man.

03-10-2013, 07:03 PM	#12
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: Home made Ammo Box How much you selling them for? I'll take 2 please... That are good looking.

03-10-2013, 07:43 PM	#14
Munch V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Puyallup, WA. Posts: 317	Re: Home made Ammo Box Great lookin case Gunny! __________________ That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United states who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms... -- Samuel Adams, in "Phila. Independent Gazetteer", August 20, 1789

03-10-2013, 07:55 PM	#15
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: Home made Ammo Box I'd be interested also; keep wanting to build some more (have some surplus army ones) but don't have much time lately, all going towards work and sewing kit. Keep one full of 12g heavy stuff. looks good!! I take it you have a dovetailing jig for your router? That's on my 'stuff to buy list'... __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

03-10-2013, 08:09 PM	#17
GunnyGene Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,962	Re: Home made Ammo Box Note to all: I really hadn't intended to make these for sale, but for those who want one please PM me.

03-10-2013, 09:11 PM	#18
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,057	Re: Home made Ammo Box would there be any benefit to running a small dowel down the finger joints to strengthen them? __________________ I'll go defenseless when our leaders do the same

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time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,600	Re: Home made Ammo Box looks awsome. __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

03-10-2013, 11:21 PM	#21
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,813	Re: Home made Ammo Box Pretty nice Gunny. When we moved to Alaska in early 90s; I hauled a bunch of nice Chestnut beams & boards I had cut down from a barn beam that was hand hewn back in 1812. Only made guitars so far; must be the only guy around with Amer Chestnut geetars. I might start thinking about a ammo box. Right now, I have a Knaack Job master chest # 36; I can fit 16 green ammo cans in it, so I have every caliber it's own ammo can, works ok I think, but a wood one would be much nicer.

03-11-2013, 04:28 AM	#22
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,306	Re: Home made Ammo Box Very nice!!! __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3

03-11-2013, 06:36 AM	#24
rogertc1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ioea Posts: 237	Re: Home made Ammo Box You did a nice job on that box. You are skilled. I myself have 50 or so ammo boxes (GI and Walmart plastic) to hold my hord. Not counting the sealed ammo cans. __________________ It never ceases to amaze me that there is always the one guy urging the others to hurry up and get in the ovens before they upset the Nazis.

03-11-2013, 06:57 AM	#25
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,813	Re: Home made Ammo Box Gunny, You know, the problem is if ya make them too big, and they never are big enough, you better even not think about moving them. Reason why I went with green ammo cans inside big metal box was so I could pull cans out in an organized way. One of the locals in our community burnt his house down during an extreme cold spell. He had so much ammo everywheres, nobody could go near the place all night, until the fire burned itself out. Got me thinking about all the loose ammo I had in every cabinet, on every shelf, just everything I had forgotten about here and there. So I got 25 of those army ammo cans. I can get a few hundred rounds in every green ammo can and they seal tight. I got the Knaack job chest used for $100, it's 3 foot long and 2 foot wide & high and holds a bunch of ammo cans. At least now, I know where it's all at; still can't pick the thing up, ha ha. So I guess a smaller wood box is the ticket and much nicer to look at; great job ya did there. I guess I just need a an ammo bunker nx to the house.