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1109 days ago

How should I go about shiping a rocking chair? I don’t know the distance yet of the shipment but anything over 150 miles will need to go freight.

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a1Jim home \| projects \| blog 89117 posts in 1774 days #1 posted 1109 days ago	I would find a box and wrap any part that is in contact with the out side of the box with a number of layers of bubble wrap. Perhaps a box a washer or dryer is shipped in. -- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
scott shangraw home \| projects \| blog 513 posts in 2266 days #2 posted 1109 days ago	I use a blanket delivery service its cheaper and so far for me has beenn safer that crating (once had a chair crushed in a crate) I have used Plycor to do most of my shipping -- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com
yellowtruck75 home \| projects \| blog 333 posts in 1264 days #3 posted 1109 days ago	Scott What is the general range of packaging offered by Plycon? I am worried about having a chair that takes 30+ hours to complete being ruined in shipping.

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