Piles O’ Stuff to Move

The materiel logistics for even a boutique exhibit (the term of art for the Studley Exhibit) is pretty staggering , when you consider moving supplies and collections from different places to a third place for the exhibit itself.

When you toss in the things needed for sales at Handworks, the piles of boxes get pretty intimidating.

First were the mounds of material for the exhibit and Handworks to be loaded and hauled from The Barn.

Then there was the Studley Collection itself, which was packed in subsets according to the location within the tool cabinet.

Each box was carefully loaded and bumpered into a larger crate.

The cabinet had a dedicated custom built case.

Then the crates were closed, and the work bench mounted and bound to its custom made cart, and the base was placed and secured on its custom made dolly.

Then loaded on the special truck, dedicated to the one-way transport to Cedar Rapids.

Double locked with a seal that would not be moved until I gave my permission at the end of the trip.

Rollin’ down the road, feelin’ fine.

Unloaded and safely ensconced in the exhibit hall, awaiting tomorrow’s installation.