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Steve Cannon carves a new niche market.
On next week, be sure to make it to Rotorua for this show.
Mark these on your calendar now so you don't miss out.
Need a little pick me up? Have a laugh on us.
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March, 2006
Hi
The mornings are starting to get a little bit chilly and we are enjoying the last of the warm sunny days
of summer unfortunately.
We've been working hard planning tours into most corners of the world, but first
of all we are gearing up for FI2006 in our very own backyard. Be sure you can make it up to see this show, where we will have our full line running,
including the remodeled Automatic Swingblade Mill and also the automatic Dedicated Slabber. In
this month's Cutting Comments we US owner Steve Cannon, and see the re-birth of an old smokehouse built way back in 1901.
As always, feel free to send through your
questions, suggestions and comments to us. We love hearing from you.
Happy milling,
from the team at Petersons.
MILLER PROFILE: Steve Q. Cannon
Steve purchased a 10" Winch Production Frame in 2002 to build a timber frame house on his 138-acre tree farm in California, USA. Steve
soon found himself too busy in his forestry consulting business to work on the house, but he did however find time to do some custom sawing with a
friend that had logs too big for his bandmill to handle. So Steve has now carved out a little niche market for himself in his area, taking in the
logs that the bandmills reject.
Read more of Steve's profile online, and those of other millers.
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
"And the old becomes new again"
In 1901 a young 20-year old man built a smokehouse on his property in West Virginia, to live in while he rebuilt the farmhouse that had
recently burnt down. 104 years later Jeff Sincell decided that that smokehouse needed a renovation, and so he and his mates worked the Peterson over
three days to mill the lumber they would need, and make sure this smokehouse would see it through another century.
Read the full story and see the before and after photos online.
SHOW SCHEDULE
FI2006 IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
FI2006 is happening next week, and it will be the biggest show if it's kind in the Southern Hemisphere. We are excited to be running a 8"
27hp remodeled Automatic Swingblade Mill, as well as an 8" 13hp ATS with MicroKerf, and 8" 27hp WPF (Hi/Lo, large frame). We will also be running the
automatic Dedicated Slabber.
The show is running from the 9th - 11th of March, at the Rotorua Racecourse on Fenton Street in Rotorua. With over 250 exhibitors booked
already, and seminars and competitions running throughout the show, it's going to be a great time and we hope you can join us.
Email Darnielle for more
information or to order tickets for the show, or check out the official website.
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Golfing with an older man
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very
fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he
could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much
time. Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball
- and directly between his ball and the green.
After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right
over that tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard and hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk. It
thudded back to the ground not a foot from where it had originally lay.
The old man offered one more comment, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only three feet tall."
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