OK, text or call. That islander has dried in Texas heat...now he will never go back.
SWAT 2023
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I should be there first thing Thursday morning. If y'all wanna stop by and help unload, I won't argue 
If I were coming I would help! I had really looked forward to SWAT this year. Really bummed I won’t be there now. ChuckI should be there first thing Thursday morning. If y'all wanna stop by and help unload, I won't argue
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Wish you could make it too. Hopefully several WB'ites can. Looking forward to meeting people. Hopefully I can make a little $ too 
Think you should do well. Several wood vendors, but you will bring stuff a lot of people want! ChuckWish you could make it too. Hopefully several WB'ites can. Looking forward to meeting people. Hopefully I can make a little $ too
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Hope so. It's gonna cost a lot in fuel and booth fees. Then I have to put up with the munchkin tiny Texan! 
I'm looking forward to attending my first woodworking event, seeing a few demo's, learning some stuff, and meeting a few of the WB team!
Arriving sometime Friday afternoon so that Eric's truck will already be unloaded.
Arriving sometime Friday afternoon so that Eric's truck will already be unloaded.
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Well finished loading everything up. Went to get my spare tire of my big open trailer so I'd have two just in case. Found out some sorry @#%%#'*&@#$*! stole it. Happened in the last couple of days. Doubt I will but if I find out who did it, it will be a bad day for them!!!
Eric, I’ll arrive Friday morning and will look for you. Where do you set up? I’m always looking for figured wood.
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Never been there but I'll be set up somewhere in the main hall.
@Eric Rorabaugh, 3 LFRB's went out yesterday. Should be there Thursday. JimBob should contact you when they arrive, or at least tell you where to retrieve them. I think some of the Cholla end grain pieces might be too thin. I forgot to add the thickness of the 1/8 saw blade when cutting most. 15/16" is what they are, but the long grain pieces are 1 1/4" x 4 square. In the box with the Tea Light pieces, one is complete. It is in the center area of the box. The packing material is mostly Cholla dust. Toss it or use it mixed with resin to make something that might look like particle board form. Agarita is in it's own box.
Wish I could go. Three times now I've purchased a space and could only make one of them. It might be that something is telling me that Waco is not a good place for me. Those wild and dangerous Texans, you know.
........... Jerry (in Tucson)
Wish I could go. Three times now I've purchased a space and could only make one of them. It might be that something is telling me that Waco is not a good place for me. Those wild and dangerous Texans, you know.
........... Jerry (in Tucson)
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Thanks Jerry. Wish you could have made it
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Pulling out in the morning. See you all in a bit....long dang 17 hour bit.
Safe travels, Eric!
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Finally made it after 17 hours of driving. No disrespect to all you Texans in here but y'alls roads SUCK!!! Especially on I30 through Dallas and all the way to Waco
Eric, I'm glad that you were not on I-30 going thru Dallas during a high traffic time. That would be a whole different level of suck, and likely different choices of words for the description.
Glad that you made it.
Glad that you made it.
It is Africa hot here, it is so hot water from the tap smells like sewer. I wonder what Montana is like. Perhaps we should move there next.
Here's a group shot from this morning.
L to R: Eric Rorabaugh, JR Parks, me, Don Ratcliff, Woodman 6415, Bean Counter.
L to R: Eric Rorabaugh, JR Parks, me, Don Ratcliff, Woodman 6415, Bean Counter.
What a rough crew…..