STEP ONE;
STARTING WITH A PIECE OF BUBBLE WRAP BIG ENOUGH TO COVER THE POT FROM TOP TO
BOTTOM AND ENTIRELY AROUND THE POT. IF POSSIBLE, DUE TO EXTRA ROOM IN THE WOOD
BOX, 2 SHEETS OF BUBBLE WRAP CAN BE USED TO PROTECT THE POT
STEP TWO;
BEFORE WRAPPING THE POT IN THE SHEET OF BUBBLE WRAP, USE A FOLDED STRIP OF
BUBBLE WRAP TO GO AROUND THE CENTER OF THE POT. THE CENTER OF THE POT IS THE
AREA MOST LIKELY TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE WOOD BOX AND
THIS ADDS AN EXTRA SECURITY LAYER TO THIS WIDEST PART OF THE POT. LIKEWISE, THE
FRAGILE NECK/ MOUTH OF A POT CAN ALSO RECEIVE THE SAME TREATMENT.
STEP THREE; WRAP THE STRIP OF BUBBLE
WRAP AROUND THE POT FOLLOWED BY THE SHEET TO ENTIRELY SURROUND THE POT. USE
TAPE TO SECURE THE BUBBLE WRAP IF NEEDED
STEP FOUR; CUT TWO LONG STRIPS OF BUBBLE WRAP AND PLACE
ONE FROM NOTH TO SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM EAST TO WEST OVER THE OPENING OF THE
BOX. BY USING THE STRIPS OF BUBBLE WRAP AS SHOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
PREVIOUSLY WRAPPED POT, THERE IS NOW A MINIMUM OF TWO LAYERS OF BUBBLE WRAP
AROUND THE POT WITH THREE LAYERS AT THE EXTRA STRIP USED AROUND THE CENTER OF
THE POT
STEP FIVE;
TAKING THE POT WHICH IS WRAPPED IN BUBBLE WRAP, PUSH THE POT INTO THE BOX AND
PUSH SLOWLY AND EVENLY, DEPRESSING THE CROSSED STRIPS OF BUBBLEWRAP WHICH WERE
OVER THE BOX OPENING
STEP SIX;
FOLD THE SHEETS OF BUBBLE WRAP OVER THE TOP OF THE POT, THIS CREATES 4 LAYERS
OF BUBBLE WRAP OVER THE TOP OF THE POT FOR EXCELLENT PROTECTION
STEP SEVEN;
TAKING FOUR ROLLED UP SHEETS OF BUBBLE WRAP, PUSH THEM INTO EACH CORNER, ONCE
COMPLETED, THIS WILL HOLD THE POT INTO THE CENTER OF THE WOOD BOX AND HELP
PREVENT ANY MOVEMENT OF THE POT AGAINST THE WOOD BOX DURING TRANSIT
STEP EIGHT;
CONTINUE PUSHING THE FOUR ROLLED UP SHEETS OF BUBBLE WRAP INTO EACH CORNER
UNTIL THEY FIT TIGHT AND THE POT IS SECURED WITHIN THE BOX
STEP NINE;
TAKING TWO SHEETS OF BUBBLE WRAP, ROLL EACH INTO A LONG ROLL AND BENDING EACH
INTO AN "L" PUSH THE BUBBLE WRAP "L" INTO THE OPEN SPACE
AROUND THE NECK OF THE POT
STEP TEN;
CONTINUE PUSHING THE BUBBLE WRAP "L" AROUND THE OPEN SPACE AROUND THE
NECK OF THE POT SO THAT YOU HAVE FILLED THE EMPTY SPACE AROUND THE NECK AND
MOUTH OF THE POT AND THE POT CAN NOT MOVE
STEP ELEVEN;
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BUBBLE WRAP "L" AROUND THE OPEN SPACE AROUND THE
NECK OF THE POT
STEP TWELVE;
TAKING A SHEET OF BUBBLE WRAP, FOLD IT AND PLACE IT ON TO OF THE POT TO PROTECT
THE POT FROM CONTACTING THE TOP OF THE WOOD BOX,THIS WILL ALSO FILL ANY
EXISTING SPACE LEFT IN THE BOX. FOLD THE PAPER OVER THE TOP OF THE BUBBLE WRAP
AND PLACE ON THE LID AND PROCEED TO TIE THE BOX SHUT.
THE FINISHED
PACKAGING. A GENTLE SHAKE CONFIRMS THAT
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT WITHIN THE BOX AND THE ENTIRE PROCESS FROM
START TO FINISH TOOK LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. THE WOOD BOX IS NOW READY TO BE
BUBBLE WRAPPED AND PLACED IN A BOX WITH EITHER STYROFOAM PEANUTS OF TIGHTLY
PACKED NEWSPAPER AND ALSO SECURED SO THAT THE BUBBLE WRAPPED WOOD BOX CAN NOT
MOVE WITHIN THE CARDBOARD SHIPPING BOX.
IF THE POT
HAS A LID, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST
PACKING THE BODY OF THE POT AS SHOWN AND PACKING THE LID IN BUBBLE WRAP AND
PUTTING IT IN A SEPERATE SMALL BOX TO BE PACKED INTO THE LARGER CARDBOARD BOX
FOR FINAL SHIPPING. THIS PREVENTS THE LID FROM "BANGING" AGAINST THE
POT DURING SHIPPING AND DAMAGING THE CONTENTS. I CREATED THIS TUTORIAL AT THE REQUEST OF SEVERAL COLLECTORS AND A DEALER IN JAPAN, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO PACK BUT OVER THE YEARS IT HAS PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR ME AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL DO THE SAME IF YOU DECIDE TO USE IT. HAPPY PACKING!
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