John Pollman
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Hi folks,
I hope things are going well with you and yours. Things aren't so great for me lately. The health issues are continuing to cause me problems and it's becoming abundantly clear that I may end up having to give up working in the trades sooner than later. I'm seeing my neurologist in the morning because I have some questions for him that I need answered.
Anyway, I'm in the middle of having to figure out what I'm going to do for an income. A few months ago I decided to try top get a shop set up and working. I've created a few pieces, but only sold three or four so far. I've got some more pieces done, but they're just sitting here waiting for a new home. The problems is that they're larger pieces like blanket chests and a hall bench that I built. I've been considering Etsy which could be a good thing, but shipping is an issue. It would probably cost quite a bit to ship them. Even if I could get the cost reasonable, I'm wondering how I'd be able to package them for shipping.
Last night I had an idea. It would be hard to find corrugated boxes big enough for the chest. They're roughly 42"L x 18"D x 21"H. I'm wondering if I could possibly build my own crates. Maybe using old pallet wood (which are abundantly available around here for free), and maybe luan or thin OSB or something like that. I could probably put something together pretty reasonably and make a container that would do the job just fine.
I haven't checked yet, but I know that UPS, FedEx, etc. have size and weight restrictions. So I may have to find some kind of motor freight carrier. But that may get really expensive. So, have any of you here shipped packages in the range of size I described? If so, how did it go?
Thanks so much in advance for any input. Right now I'm stressing out pretty badly wondering what I'm going to do for an income if I have to quit the trades in the near future.
Take care!
I hope things are going well with you and yours. Things aren't so great for me lately. The health issues are continuing to cause me problems and it's becoming abundantly clear that I may end up having to give up working in the trades sooner than later. I'm seeing my neurologist in the morning because I have some questions for him that I need answered.
Anyway, I'm in the middle of having to figure out what I'm going to do for an income. A few months ago I decided to try top get a shop set up and working. I've created a few pieces, but only sold three or four so far. I've got some more pieces done, but they're just sitting here waiting for a new home. The problems is that they're larger pieces like blanket chests and a hall bench that I built. I've been considering Etsy which could be a good thing, but shipping is an issue. It would probably cost quite a bit to ship them. Even if I could get the cost reasonable, I'm wondering how I'd be able to package them for shipping.
Last night I had an idea. It would be hard to find corrugated boxes big enough for the chest. They're roughly 42"L x 18"D x 21"H. I'm wondering if I could possibly build my own crates. Maybe using old pallet wood (which are abundantly available around here for free), and maybe luan or thin OSB or something like that. I could probably put something together pretty reasonably and make a container that would do the job just fine.
I haven't checked yet, but I know that UPS, FedEx, etc. have size and weight restrictions. So I may have to find some kind of motor freight carrier. But that may get really expensive. So, have any of you here shipped packages in the range of size I described? If so, how did it go?
Thanks so much in advance for any input. Right now I'm stressing out pretty badly wondering what I'm going to do for an income if I have to quit the trades in the near future.
Take care!