As mentioned in another thread, Ernie Newman (Australia) and I are going to Samoa in February to set up a production turning capability at a school there to help in the recovery from the recent earthquake/tsunami.
One of the issues we are facing is the finish that will work best in that environment. Equatorial, sea level, local wood, production, small.
We are searching for comments from people with experience in similar environments to give us a jump start - and enable us to have the right finish materials available there!
We expect their products to be sold at the local tourist markets, and are looking for opportunities for them to sell overseas - looking for contacts! Most items will be small spindle stuff initially.
Large portions of these islands were devastated by this tsunami in September - our goal is to help them help themselves.
If you want to keep abreast of our progress and experience in Samoa - including our finishing experience - I will be posting on the Turning Aid for Samoa page on Facebook, reachable as a friend of houghtwahl@yahoo.com pls contact me if you need help -
Ernie and I are paying all of our own expenses, but are seeking donations for the equipment and supplies needed to set up this project - we are about half way there.
One of the issues we are facing is the finish that will work best in that environment. Equatorial, sea level, local wood, production, small.
We are searching for comments from people with experience in similar environments to give us a jump start - and enable us to have the right finish materials available there!
We expect their products to be sold at the local tourist markets, and are looking for opportunities for them to sell overseas - looking for contacts! Most items will be small spindle stuff initially.
Large portions of these islands were devastated by this tsunami in September - our goal is to help them help themselves.
If you want to keep abreast of our progress and experience in Samoa - including our finishing experience - I will be posting on the Turning Aid for Samoa page on Facebook, reachable as a friend of houghtwahl@yahoo.com pls contact me if you need help -
Ernie and I are paying all of our own expenses, but are seeking donations for the equipment and supplies needed to set up this project - we are about half way there.