Customer Care!

[Keefer]

Thismorning I couldn't help but notice a thread about "Jim's New Bamabows Expedition"! As I was looking at his New bow and a nice one at that I took notice of something that is overlooked by many and that was the shipping container...Not many bowyers take the extra time to build a box like Nate did for his customer bows but when looking at the cost of what it would take to build a nice crate like he did it isn't more then a good P..V.C. Plastic tube...P.v.c. is excellent for longbows and slightly reflex/deflex bows but with the recurves and static bows of today it's a challange to find the right box and you take a chance hoping it makes it to the customer....I have been to hardware stores everyday and underlayment can be found with corners damaged and heavy scratch marks etc. and if you would ask the store manager to drop the price due to that then you can sometimes get the stuff cheaper...Now the pine 3/4 boards can be bought in bulk packs for the sides,center supports and ends...Sometimes they come in a six/or twelve packs(not the liguid stuff) and the kind I'm referring to is for like padding a concrete wall out so you could add sheetrock or something of that nature if you know what I mean...Not the #1 pine but the knotty stuff...A big box of sheetrock screws about 3/4" and a table saw, mitersaw and screw gun then your set...I would think most bowyers would have most of these tools but just a skillsaw and drill is all one needs to make a good bow crate...I  posted on that thread already but if you haven't checked  it out yet I think you all would appreciate Nates efforts in making sure his bow made it to the address it was intended to go...Again my hat go's off to Nate at Bamabows for his time in making the shipping crate       ...God Bless, Keefer's <")))><

[wv lungbuster]

Yeah I saw that also.    

[DannyBows]

Yep, First-Rate Bow Crate!

[Rick Butler]

Yup, noticed that too.

[GMASIUK]

Yes, I notice that also and was very impressed, he did a nice job. IMO if you have the tools already it's easier than trying to find "the perfect shipping container".

 I recently shipped out a 70" LB and, let me tell you nobody makes 3" light wall pvc drainage pipe annymore. Only schedule 35 & 40 and it weighs a ton.

I ended up double boxing it, what a pain. I think I'm going to buy a small table saw for the next one. I've always wanted one anyway    

Glen

[Keefer]

I'll tell ya if bowyers don't have the time to make a box like that then maybe I need to start making them as a second income ...Man if I get enougth bowyers to send me profiles of their bows then I could precut the underlayment and sides etc and ship a load to them all at once in a shipping crate just a little bit bigger then the cutout crate and the bowyer just assembles them when they ship their orders out and they can adjust their price to cover the crate on the bows they make for their customers...Then I'll have to become a sponsor and make them for all those busy bowyers...Now I'm really dreaming someone pinch me and wake me up...I also have several sources where I can get bulk P.V.C. due to my plumbing background and "Well It's just an idea" and my wife always tells me to go with them...Wonder if it would work and I can build my new shop just to make shipping crates for all you bowyers or for all the classified sellers/traders out there? I've been wanting a new metal pole building and a new job carreer...What you guys think am I       God Bless, Keefer's ,<")))><

[GO Rogers]

I noticed that too, went the extra mile to protect a customers investment. I like that!