Shipping Furniture from coast to coast

Two off the top of my head.

How big? How heavy? Can you crate it? Can it be knocked down for shipping?

HI Jerry, Which coast to which coast? Jana

snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net (Jerry Lewis) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

I saw a crate built by Greg Smith, one of the faculty at College of the Redwoods, for a cabinet called, I think, 'Honduras Rose'. This is an oval cabinet, 30" high or so, and built to sufficient craftmanship to win "Best of Show' at a pretty serious woodworkers' show last year. The crate was virtually french fitted, and certainly the result of tens of hours of work, and years of design skill, in itself.

But then, being a gallery and show piece, this crate gets reused many times, and is part of the package, I would imagine, when this high-dollar creation goes to its eventual collector-buyer.

(We have delicate, old furniture pieces in our collection, but none would merit that kind of attention.)

Perhaps a call or visit to a local museum, university or gallery would be in order. They would certainly be better equipped to know the local resources available.

I suggest you contact Thom Moser; they routinely ship quality furniture coast-to-coast and may have some advice and referrals for you.

scott