Photos from Mexican Woodworking Shop
In January we went to Mexico and had the good fortune to visit a town not touched much by tourism. Our host took us to a woodworking shop where his chairs and tables were made. The shop was not running, but we did get a chance to see the work areas. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
Perhaps the most striking fact to me is that the table saws (there were two of them) were obviously shop made and neither had anything like a fence in evidence. Notice the chair in the last picture: this is one of the primary products and I find it hard to believe that they do all that ripping without a fence. Looking at the table saw tables I notice there is a lip on either end that could easily be used as a clamping surface: in production I'll bet they have a piece of wood clamped there as a rip fence.
Perhaps the most striking fact to me is that the table saws (there were two of them) were obviously shop made and neither had anything like a fence in evidence. Notice the chair in the last picture: this is one of the primary products and I find it hard to believe that they do all that ripping without a fence. Looking at the table saw tables I notice there is a lip on either end that could easily be used as a clamping surface: in production I'll bet they have a piece of wood clamped there as a rip fence.
Labels: Personal Note, Shop Tours
posted by rookster at
9:37 PM
2 Comments:
I have always wanted to see a production wood shop in another country. Awesome pictures of those old tools! Thanks for the tour.
Hey Rookster, I enjoyed this entry. Thanks for sharing :)
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