I have had to make crates and repair crates from time to time. I find the boss does not want pay for supplies and certainly not the over time pay, and the coworkers know that crates are unsafe to transport item. these pallet or crates are custom sizes for heavy utility components.
So my question is crate making lost art?(do to cnc and compation from third world countries) If it is a lost art should it remain lost? (because of our disposable society)
I make them every now and then. Harder than it looks.
Those look awesome, i can see them serving multiple purposes and being customizable. They would be awesome raised beds if made with food safe materials, or put a food safe container with drain holes or valve in them. Put your potted plants in there to protect the roots from the sun and maybe paint them.
We used to have barrel makers like coopers, more common now it is more used for whisky than pickles or to hold apples. It is interesting to see the wood burning with lazers to make puzzle boxes. If that stuff becomes less valueable.
I work in the alcohol beverage industry and have been lucky enough to see coopers work live on wine barrels a few times. It’s an exceptionally interesting art, especially when they get into things like charring and toasting the oak!
Crates vary wildly from where they are made and what they are for.
I didn’t have the heart to toss the crate that a $25k painting arrived from the Netherlands in because it was nicely made. It was approx 24" x 24" x 115" (pic attached).
Then there was the 8 head cnc embroidery machine I uncrated with the business neighbor across from me - definitely not a crate made by a craftsman! Two worlds apart both made for single use.
