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On Saturday, November 13th, we had a chance to tour the West Penn Hardwoods Company in Olean NY |
Rocky Mehta, the President of the company, greets us as we arrive |
While we wait for everyone to arrive, some of the folks explore the pen blank area |
Throughout the office area there are examples of the products West Penn handles |
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Because they handle many species of exotic woods, turnings from those woods are on display |
These examples show the beauty of the finished items on woods that you might not be familiar with |
One of the larger buildings houses the hardwood and flooring |
There is an amazing assortment of woods from local species to exotics |
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West Penn set out several tables of turning related items for our tour |
More of the imported turning stock |
In addition, there were skids of shorts and left overs to look through |
Kim Mehta gets enough of the group in one spot to kick off the tour |
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Rocky gives Jim Hilburger a quote on the waterfall Bubinga |
Some more examples of finished turnings in the species West Penn sells |
Some of the club members pick through a box of shorts |
Around noon, the pizzas arrive for lunch |
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog (11/04) |
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