Niki Avrahami
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Good day
Buying wood in Poland is a bit different.
I go to the villagers and ask who has Oak for sale and they tell me that "he" is selling...
I go to "he" and he is showing me his "merchandise", usually air dried for 7~10 years.
I check the boards, make some sour face (part of the game) and ask him "ille kostuye" (how much) and after short negotiation (that he must say the last word), we shake hands.
The price for 1 cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) is $700~$800.
I hire small truck (usually his track) and for $5 he takes it to the village carpenter that has this 5 ton 24" German planer/thicknesser and he planes two faces to the thickness that I want for $20 and two bottles of "Pivo" (Beer) and brings it to my home for another $20 (long way).
From here, I'm starting to work...
I would like to share with you the way that I cut one side straight, the other side was cut normally.
On the pics, you can see part of the boards
Length - 125"
Width - 8"~10"
thickness - 1¼"
On the last pic, you can see my "shop"...
Regards
niki
Buying wood in Poland is a bit different.
I go to the villagers and ask who has Oak for sale and they tell me that "he" is selling...
I go to "he" and he is showing me his "merchandise", usually air dried for 7~10 years.
I check the boards, make some sour face (part of the game) and ask him "ille kostuye" (how much) and after short negotiation (that he must say the last word), we shake hands.
The price for 1 cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) is $700~$800.
I hire small truck (usually his track) and for $5 he takes it to the village carpenter that has this 5 ton 24" German planer/thicknesser and he planes two faces to the thickness that I want for $20 and two bottles of "Pivo" (Beer) and brings it to my home for another $20 (long way).
From here, I'm starting to work...
I would like to share with you the way that I cut one side straight, the other side was cut normally.
On the pics, you can see part of the boards
Length - 125"
Width - 8"~10"
thickness - 1¼"
On the last pic, you can see my "shop"...
Regards
niki
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