163 days ago
by Harry Montana |
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hello, I am Harry Montana and this is my first blog that I write here, the following is the production of brazilian redwood (also called massaranduba) cutting in the hardwool mill where I work. What I wanted to show is that the massaraduba ‘bleeds’ latex while it is being cut
brazilian redwood logs ready to be cut
here the brazilian redwood logs are being cut
here you can see the white substance coming out which is latex
almost final stage of production, cutting the co...
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349 days ago
by marcosvillamontes |
5 comments »
this is the working conditions for preparing the wood for your solid ipe flooring:
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153 days ago
by Harry Montana |
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hello, just back from the mill and the concessions, these are some of the working conditions in the Bolivian forest logging Brazilian Redwood, Brazilian Walnut and tigerwood:
‘acampamento’, in Spanish this is an improvised temporarily spot where the workers eat, sleep and take a bath (from barrels)
‘acampamento’ from another angle
ipe logging with a CBT tractor
as you can see on the trunk (tigerwood), it is tagged with a number which is being inspected and ...
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151 days ago
by Harry Montana |
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the principle is a wagon (brand Schiffer) which goes up and down on a rail and the bandsaw (brand Langer) is in a fixed position. For entire mill to operate like this you need 26 employees. Fully automatic mills are available but not recommendable because they get damaged and who is going to repair difficult electronics in the middle of the jungle in a country like Bolivia where there is no spare parts…
operating bandsaw cutting ipe boards – 1
operating bandsaw cutting ipe boar...
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