Man O Man... always a catch
I build custom furniture : Desks.. tables beds dressers ect ect....

My internet business has really been picking up, and besides the high cost
of my work in general there's the shipping... For the right people there's
these blanket rap services I use which is great !!! but not cheap... I live
in Mass. and I've sent a bunch of pieces down to the Maryland area with
this service and the cost with insurance usually runs about $550.00
Crating up a piece is never a quick process by the time you gather your
materials to laying out your exact sizing to building it, it eats up a fair
amount of time... I'm a one person shop so I have to do it myself... So I
would just like to here from some of you on how you deal with shipping your
work... thanks Joel

dwolf wrote:



these blanket rap services I use which is great !!! but not cheap... I live


You use rappers? I HATE rap music, which I refer to as rap-crap. g

Dave

About 18 months ago, we ordered a table and chairs
from a furniture store in the Amish area outside of Lancaster, PA.

The material arrived, wrapped in styrofoam (sheets mostly) and
plastic wrap), the whole thing inside cardboard. It took awhile for
me to unpack it, so I was a bit nervous because if there was
any damage, the shipping company (UPS) would be liable and it
was several weeks pass the delivery. Not a scratch. We paid
for shipping across country to California, mind you, and I think
it was only about $300.

I'd look into doing that.

MJ Wallace

I use Fedex Ground. They are just a bit less expensive than UPS or USPS
and will actually take packages just a little bit bigger anbd heavier
than the other guys. Of course the total size is limited before they
mive you up to LTL, then you pay the big bucks.

"dwolf" wrote in message
...
Man O Man... always a catch
I build custom furniture : Desks.. tables beds dressers ect ect....

My internet business has really been picking up, and besides the high cost
of my work in general there's the shipping... For the right people there's
these blanket rap services I use which is great !!! but not cheap... I
live in Mass. and I've sent a bunch of pieces down to the Maryland area
with this service and the cost with insurance usually runs about $550.00
Crating up a piece is never a quick process by the time you gather your
materials to laying out your exact sizing to building it, it eats up a
fair amount of time... I'm a one person shop so I have to do it myself...
So I would just like to here from some of you on how you deal with
shipping your work... thanks Joel

We get building signs delivered by LTL (less than truck load) carriers.
Mostly independent guys driving crewcab duallys pulling a flatbed loaded
with LTL crates. Ask a local sign manufacturer for some names.

Dave



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"dwolf" wrote in message
...
Man O Man... always a catch
I build custom furniture : Desks.. tables beds dressers ect ect....

My internet business has really been picking up, and besides the high cost
of my work in general there's the shipping... For the right people there's
these blanket rap services I use which is great !!! but not cheap... I
live in Mass. and I've sent a bunch of pieces down to the Maryland area
with this service and the cost with insurance usually runs about $550.00
Crating up a piece is never a quick process by the time you gather your
materials to laying out your exact sizing to building it, it eats up a
fair amount of time... I'm a one person shop so I have to do it myself...
So I would just like to here from some of you on how you deal with
shipping your work... thanks Joel

In our building there are two furniture shippers. One is a display
manufacturer. He usually uses the moving van types where everything is
wrapped and padded. Most times he is shipping a half trailer or more so it
is economical to go that way.

The other ships stuff all over the east coast. He palletizes everything,
then wraps it in double wall corrugated. He usually ships common carrier
that way. I'm not sure what he is using for padding because when I see it,
the product is closed up and sitting on the shipping dock.

Do you usually ship single pieces as opposed to four of five items in a
shipment? Freight cost can be a deal killer. For the price of a pallet or
two to Maryland, you can usually get the best deal with a common carrier,
but when you get into six pallets, you can often buy the use of a truck for
the same or less and avoid a lot of handling in freight depots. I've never
used them, but one of our customers uses www.freightquotes.com for moving
tooling between plants. He says he gets good rates from them.