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06-29-2008, 11:05 AM
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Name: Bill City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I recently went to Africa for work and took a few pictures I thought some of you might enjoy.
Wood shop in Tanzania: 
Another wood shop in Tanzania: 
Product produced in wood shop in Tanzania: 
Product produced in wood shop in Tanzania: 
A carving from a single block of wood in in Malawi: 
A Baobab Tree in Malawi:  |  
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06-29-2008, 11:29 AM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Bill, thanks for sharing! It's fascinating how the differences in material and culture drive different woodworking techniques.
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06-29-2008, 12:32 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very interesting post, Bill!
I suspect that there isn't much in the way of power tools, right?  Did you get a chance to go inside and check out the types of wood and finish that they use?
That carving certainly is an awesome piece of sculpture! 
Must have been a wonderful experience to visit such a unique shop.
Thanks for sharing the photo's!
Wayne
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06-29-2008, 04:24 PM
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Name: Bill City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wayne,
No chance to stop and visit...pictures were taken from the road as we passed by. Given time constraints I am going to stop on the next trip. I do know they have some power tools in some shops..at least table saws because I did see a couple of them as we went by but for the most part much of the work is done by hand.
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06-29-2008, 06:17 PM
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Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Bill thanks for sharing - great pics
Phillip
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06-30-2008, 10:27 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Your pics bring back memories.
I picked up some curios at a carver's market in Salima, Malawi (near Lake Malawi) during a work visit to Lilongwe 2 years ago. The craftsmanship was pretty good and the wood was beautiful. All of the offerings were hand carved as there was no electricity there at the time of my visit.
I saw more carvings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania but was not able to make it to the big carver's market there.
I was visiting leaf processing facilities in Mozambique, Zim, Malawi and Tanzania.
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07-01-2008, 01:17 AM
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Name: Bill City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Chuck,
I was Africa for the same reason as you have been in the past...visits to leaf processing facilities. I have been to the market in Salima also but it was about 6 years ago. This time we went south to the lake down near Monkey Bay over a weekend. No stops in Dar this time around, just straight to Morogoro from the plane...
The hand carvings in all the countries are amazing to me...I just do not have the carving skills in me I guess.
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07-01-2008, 10:20 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by BillPappas  Chuck,
I was Africa for the same reason as you have been in the past...visits to leaf processing facilities. I have been to the market in Salima also but it was about 6 years ago. This time we went south to the lake down near Monkey Bay over a weekend. No stops in Dar this time around, just straight to Morogoro from the plane...
The hand carvings in all the countries are amazing to me...I just do not have the carving skills in me I guess.
Regards,
Bill Straight off the plane to MFG...man, that's a tough agenda.
I have left the industry about one week ago and am now working as a consultant/contract engineer. I will miss the travel opportunities to Africa and the Oriental market. At any rate I'll certainly miss the people, none better in my opinion.
I have managed to travel to most of the major leaf production areas.
A few of the guys phoned me from Limbe Leaf the day I emailed my resignation notice. Raised a beer or two on my behalf.
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07-02-2008, 12:18 AM
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Name: Chris Mathes City: Harrisburg State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 37 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing those pictures! I love learning about other cultures and even more so when it overlaps my interests/hobbies!
Chris
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