Advantage Tours - Brazilian Lumber Mill
Hello and Welcome to Our Tour!
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We are now traveling along the beautiful Brazilian coastline.
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Brazil has many awe-inspiring nature scenes.
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Here, in the forground we see a Brazilian boat, and in the background we see fresh cut trees waiting to get milled.
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In this photo we see Brazilian trucks transporting lumber to and from the mill.
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That's me, Rob Pelc, in front of some Ipe logs before they are milled.
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10:30 am
That's me again, in front of more ipe logs.
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We are now inside the Brazilian Ipe Mill.
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These are the Ipe logs inside the mill waiting to get milled.
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This is an Ipe log getting milled from its raw form.
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Here are some mill workers feeding Ipe boards into a finishing machine.
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This is Ipe Tongue & Groove Flooring that is almost ready to be shipped.
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Here is another area of the mill where Ipe is being air-dried.
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Finally, this is me, Rob again, standing next to some ipe bundles that are ready to be shipped.