The package with African Padouk arrived today, so it was cutting time! The bars had a width of 67mm, so they had to be cut lengthwise to the desired widths. I used a chop saw...scary, loud, but makes a perfect cut.
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| The raw bars, sorted and double-checked. |
The chop saw setup. The "tent" in the background caught most of the dust, and the vacuum tube in the background created at least a direction for the saw dust to go.
Underneath the blade, red saw dust accumulated. It felt like powder!
Here's a closup of the saw dust debris. A beautiful ocher colour, and it smelled burnt and nutty ;).
The result of today's work: Bars cut to width, sorted, and of course checked and rechecked against the instructions. More on the instructions and literature in later posts...stay tuned!
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