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[CreakyDigger]

Excited today to be cutting a 7x7x6ft cant. This one is a cuban mahogany cant that was cut 3 years ago. We will take it to a custom bandsaw equipped with a little ripper sled. I will cut a full cut sheet of parts for a coffee table design !! This kind of represents a full circle of development in our shop. We are taking trees, breaking them down into lumber, and building custom furniture from the trees !! This is the goal we set out to meet 5 years ago....now this process is normal and repeatable for us. Its taken careful building of our infrastructure and tooling to realize this goal. We have been blessed with a wealthy patron who has built a sister shop for us to use. He has put many thousands of dollars into the equipment, and we have full access.....his only stipulation is to teach him the techniques, and come and hang out. We have a custom 24x8 foot shop table here for making conference tables !!

Very nice! Many moons ago I worked in a Mennonite cabinet shop....learned a little about woodworking.

 

[xaos]

Good morning from STT...hopefully everyone made it through the last few swirly things that came by...henri looks to deadbang CT...thats pretty odd..

got another forming off Africa, but doesnt look too bad...

in about 2 weeks we will see what Mother Nature has in store...

 

[Blak bart]

There telling us in florida more Sahara dust...no tropical development here !! So "THEY" say

 

[xaos]

I always check Windy for the weather, and the dust! not a lot of dust coming from Africa...we shall see...

https://www.windy.com/-PM2-5-pm2p5?cams,pm2p5,13.881,-52.031,4

 

[xaos]

Looking at Ecuador....would appreciate information on the viability of living there...perhaps Guayaquil? Salinas. Manta?

Thanks!

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.

 

[bill from lachine]

Xaos,

Here's a video for you.

 

[bill from lachine]

Bart,

wtg on going the value added route on the mahogany wood rather than just selling the raw slabs.

Any plans on making products with the offcuts or at least sell them to other woodworkers. Butcher blocks,and that sort of thing.

 

[bill from lachine]

A song for the crew.

 

[bill from lachine]

I might have posted this one up before. Traditional late summer fall Quebec recipe.

 

[bill from lachine]

Food for thought.

 

[WHADIFIND]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/659626-soooo-whadifind.html

 

[ARC]

Morning T Net Crew.

 

[pepperj]

Morning world of dirt/sand diggers

 

[pepperj]

Morning ARC

 

[Blak bart]

hello peeps

 

[pepperj]

Morning Bart

 

[Blak bart]

Morning pepper.

 

[Blak bart]

Woke up early and just sat in the dark on my patio with a coffee looking at the full moon low on the horizon. Very quiet in the neighborhood at 330am !!

 

[Blak bart]

Im ready to go back to bed or get another coffee ??