Haitian G1S

Well if you don't understand the subject then no need to read further as you will likely be bored(board?).

Reading actual planer instructions in Haiti is somewhat of a comical read. Some examples:
- little or no warpage is ideal condition for planing a work piece
- thickness planers work best if at least one side of the work piece has a flat surface
- worn cutter blades will affect cutting accuracy
- cutting wood with high moisture content may result in a fuzzy/ rough surface

So what happens if Roger tries to plane warped green mango wood that is extremely uneven on both surfaces? Not too bad in the end. The previous blog should have a picture of the first desk completed today.

So from the 7 dozen planks that were bought about 4 were deemed usable by the carpenter and I culled that down to about 30 boards that were planable(?).

So from the 30 planks we should be able to construct 9 desks in total. All the lumber will be cut to size by saturday noon and then the fabrication will begin. There is a possibility of purchasing 2 more dozen "good" boards on Saturday which would allow another 5-6 desks to be made.

If anyone is interested it took both edges of the first set of blades to get through 30 boards. This includes a periodic scraping off of the accumulated "gum" with blade cleaner. The ridgid 13" planer is holding up quite fine though you can only take about 1/32" per pass at the most on a 12" wide board of green warped mango wood. (Really bothers me to be using mango wood but that is what the bought).

Anyway, given the nature of the desks being made I decided to work towards one side planed to a somewhat decent surface while the other may be less asthetically pleasing. I call it Haitian Good 1 Side lumber. So if you ever get to Sapote I ask that you just look approvingly at the tops of the desks - not underneath :-)

Well enough wood working stories for now.

Good night.
Roger