Let me suggest something...

Go get a large cup of coffee, place a chair in the middle of your shop
and take a few minutes to just contemplate your shop, its tools and
other contents.

Now ask yourself if the shop was on fire, what would you save first?

That is the first thing to pack for the move.

Repeat the exercise until you consider you have reached the limit of
what you would save if you had to.

The point of the exercise is to make one focus on what you really
should move and what should be sold, given to friends, given to
charities, etc.

Every pound you don't move is one less pound that you won't have to
worry about later.

In my case, both power tools and hand tools would come with me. Stock
and easily purchased items would stay behind.

For preparing the tools for the move, pack them like they are going to
handled very roughly. They likely will. As mentioned before, YOU have
to be PRESENT during the time of loading and unloading. Make sure that
your load will be transported straight through with no reloading
inbetween.

Do not sign off on ANYTHING until you have verified that amount of
damage that has occurred and that EVERYTHING is there. Tools can and
will disappear. Remember, the better you pack the less damage that will
occur. Video taping what goes into your boxes is a good way to document
what is packed and what condition it was in. It also goes a long ways
if and when you have to make any insurance claim.

If you have any irreplacable tools (family heirlooms, collectible
tools) transport these yourself even if you have to leave the wife
behind.

Good luck with the move and let us know how it turns out.

TMT