Hello woodworking friends around the world. I just had to post something while I had access to the internet. I wish I was more technically savvy so I could post some pictures. My wife, Heidi and I are in Brazil for 2 weeks. We have 4 days left on our trip. We started in Rio, went to a Carnival parade. That was incredible! We visited many places and then flew to Salvador for 5 days, did a lot of sightseeing and visited a famous cigar making place. The gal giving us the tour happened to be from Switzerland so I got to speak a little German. She took me on a special tour of the woodworking shop where they make the Spanish cedar boxes for the cigars. She said she had never had a request to see it before. They had a pile of cedar lumber to die for and the 2 guys working there felt very special to have photos of them taken. We are now back in Rio. Went to the famous Christ statue on a mountain top this morning, what a ride that was. I will figure out some way to post photos when I get back to the states.
-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.
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stefang
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#1 posted 113 days ago
Sounds wonderful Ken. Continue to enjoy yourself and please don’t forget to post some of those photos when you return! Keep a close eye on your camera.
-- Mike, American in Norway
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#2 posted 113 days ago
I sounds like the perfect vacation and you even found a way to learn some local woodworking. Thanks for sharing and I also look forward to those pictures.
-- Aaron - central California "If you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?"
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#3 posted 113 days ago
That sounds like a great time.
Lee
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#4 posted 113 days ago
OMG Ken I hope you took benefit of your time in Brazil to buy tourmalines in the rough!!
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
mafe
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#5 posted 113 days ago
Sounds wonderful Ken.
At the carneval!
Look forward to see photos.
Wish you and your wife a nice tour.
Best of thoughts,
Mads
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
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#6 posted 112 days ago
sounds like you have toooo much fun :-)
ok well deserved … looking forward to see pictures of the grand tour
from the cigarcompany
enjoy and have fun
Dennis
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#7 posted 112 days ago
Looking forward to the photos, hope you took one of the pile of wood.
-- Natalie - My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I don't like to go there alone.
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