Boxes for shipping tomahawks

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Greetings all my fellow hawk-lovin' lunatics, I'd like to utilize your accumulated knowledge to locate something I've been going blind looking for on the internet...shipping boxes sized for tomahawks.

I'm culling a LOT of hawks from my armory, already sold a few, and I am TIRED of playing Dr. Frankenstein making custom shipping boxes. I think something in the range of 22" long, 10" - 12" wide and 2 & 1/2" - 3" thick would cover most of my larger hawks with spikes.

Please do NOT suggest Uline, office depot or UPS...they are all worthless after I spent a lot of time looking over their websites. I'm not having a run of custom sized boxes made either, costs are insane.

If you can...help me out with a name, a rumor...a possible back-alley corner where black-market corrugated container deals are happenin', these hawks ain't gonna ship themselves!

Many thanks,

Ed
 
What is the reason the Uline 22×10×4 boxes will not work for you? I just typed "22×10×4 corrugated box" into Google and had many results most around $2 a box shipped for around 25 boxes give or take. I don't see that as being overly expensive considering the convenience.
 
thebrain said:
What is the reason the Uline 22×10×4 boxes will not work for you? I just typed "22×10×4 corrugated box" into Google and had many results most around $2 a box shipped for around 25 boxes give or take. I don't see that as being overly expensive considering the convenience.
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Appreciate the thought brain, but "Room to spare" are the key words in the equation. I want a box 2"-2.5" thick, not 4" thick...shipping is priced by weight AND volume, the less bulky the box...the lower the shipping charges.

I won't use USPS priority shipping, its overpriced...and if you use a priority box, you HAVE to pay the priority shipping. Looks like I'll have to keep wasting lifespan custom making boxes to ship hawks, or stop online sales and sell em' at the local gun show.
 
Priority Mail is generally the best deal for sending objects that size and weight as individual packages when it comes to delivery speed, built in $50 of insurance, and availability of free materials. You have to factor in the cost of the box and packaging on top of the actual shipping cost when it comes to determining accurate rates. If DIY'ing you might try doing a tucked-ends sideless wrap using flat sheets and a box resizing tool to score your fold lines. Think of it like making a giant cardboard envelope. The "pinch" from the lack of side panels helps hold the tool in place to prevent shifting in transit, which is the number one source of tools punching through their packaging.

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Alternatively, if you're really trying to get rid of a LOT of tools in a specific size range, consider having custom sized boxes made. Many companies are able to have volumes as low as 50x made for you, sometimes even smaller quantities, though the cost per box rises the lower your volume.
 
22" x 10" x 4" box (AVIDITI Shipping Boxes Medium 22"L x 10"W x 4"H, 25-Pack on A site), cut the height of the box down by slicing 2" down from the corners and overlapping the top panels will work. 23 x 13 x 2.5" boxes (literature mailing boxes) are also available, too.
 
While not exactly honest you can use new USPS priority boxes and wrap them in craft paper, I do this to use them again instead of using a new box and recycling the old ones. Also my thought on the 22x10x4 was a quick slice and fold and you get any size under 4 inches you want with minimal effort. It only takes a few seconds and a not so sharp pointed object to "score" a fold line with a straight edge, even the butt end of a sharpie will work just fine.
 
thebrain said:
While not exactly honest you can use new USPS priority boxes and wrap them in craft paper, I do this to use them again instead of using a new box and recycling the old ones. Also my thought on the 22x10x4 was a quick slice and fold and you get any size under 4 inches you want with minimal effort. It only takes a few seconds and a not so sharp pointed object to "score" a fold line with a straight edge, even the butt end of a sharpie will work just fine.
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It's worth noting that this while I've never heard of it being enforced, using USPS Priority Mail boxes for any purpose other than shipping at the described level of service is a violation of federal law.
 
Like I said while not exactly honest it is an option, I do it to recycle boxes that already have been used ,sometimes more than once already. I've never been asked about why my wrapped box is the exact size of a new priority box but if you are doing often they will probably notice, I never worried about it because I could always show them underneath my paper wrap there are old shipping labels and information ( blacked out with marker).
 
I used a cut down 3' USPS triangle tube for shipping, cut down to around 18". I got charged $15 extra for the "extra length" on the box because the scan code said it was 36" originally, even though the dimensions on the computer that were entered showed 18". The employee just scanned the bar code and that info over rode the entered actual dimensions. So I went out and bought some 18" x 4" x 4" boxes to ship longer knives.
 
Like drop bear said making your own box might be best idea for a more efficient box size. Used to work in shipping/receiving in a tubing factory. Me and my buddy would have to make crates and boxes of our own for certain very awkwardly shaped, fragile, and large parts.

Although we did have a giant cardboard stapler, edge protectors, wood, several different types of tape, pallet straps, bubble wrap machines and all that at our disposal. But you can still get creative with limited supplies. Just make sure you “go overboard” with packing material and tape if you make your own box… always better to use too much as long as you know what your shipping will make it to it’s destination the same way it left you
 
hello, there is an alternative. you can recover reclaimed pallet wood, make the cuts, while being organized this must be possible, cost little effort and a little nails and glue and can respect the specifications for the size, for the weight, not sure..of course you have to cut everything at once and store it... this is more a crate by the way...
 
I order a ton of custom sized boxes for my business.

If you buy in bulk, the price per box can be a low as a couple of dollars.

Plus, you can determine the dimensions, thickness, crush value, and add print if you want.
 
Just a thought…how about removing the heads prior to shipping? Then maybe a shipping tube or long narrow/thin boxes would more easily be found?

Good luck!
 
The Canadian Outdoor Equipment company sent my Gransfors Bruk Outdoor Axe boxed and wrapped up in Ready Roll Packaging Paper Honeycomb Cushioning Wrap. The axe was very securely held in the box with this stuff.


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