Jim Orasky
New member
First, let me apologize if this is not in the right forum. This is my first post.
I was referred to you folks by one of the replies I received from a posting on the WoodCentral Message board. I have a problem and he thought you may be able to help me.
In Aug 2014 I mailed a Spice chest (that I had made) to Japan as a belated wedding present to my son and his wife. It is a long story, but I started it in 2011 right after their wedding but life intervened and I had to set it aside for a while. But I finally got a chance to finish it and send it to him.
Somewhere between the post office here in Pennsylvania and my son's address, the Spice Chest was damaged. I think I can repair it during an upcoming trip to Japan, but in the meanwhile I have been wrestling with the US Post Office over an insurance claim. They have agreed to pay, but I need to "prove" the value of the chest. I have no idea how to do that. I am a recreational woodworker and do not sell my items. I have no basis to prove the value. To me, the value of the chest far exceeds the material component cost.
The chest is cherry with bookmatched slab fiddleback ash for drawer fronts. I have attached a few low resolution pictures. These are all I have. The spice chest is in Japan.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Jim Orasky
I was referred to you folks by one of the replies I received from a posting on the WoodCentral Message board. I have a problem and he thought you may be able to help me.
In Aug 2014 I mailed a Spice chest (that I had made) to Japan as a belated wedding present to my son and his wife. It is a long story, but I started it in 2011 right after their wedding but life intervened and I had to set it aside for a while. But I finally got a chance to finish it and send it to him.
Somewhere between the post office here in Pennsylvania and my son's address, the Spice Chest was damaged. I think I can repair it during an upcoming trip to Japan, but in the meanwhile I have been wrestling with the US Post Office over an insurance claim. They have agreed to pay, but I need to "prove" the value of the chest. I have no idea how to do that. I am a recreational woodworker and do not sell my items. I have no basis to prove the value. To me, the value of the chest far exceeds the material component cost.
The chest is cherry with bookmatched slab fiddleback ash for drawer fronts. I have attached a few low resolution pictures. These are all I have. The spice chest is in Japan.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Jim Orasky