I am a Post & Beam timber framer from Guatemala,
Central America.  

I registered some time ago in the Thatching
Organization and I am becoming increasingly interested
in the Thatching roofing methodology.

I understand that to become a thatcher master it would
take at least a two year training, nevertheless I feel
I could learn the basics of thatching in a lesser
period of time.  Do you have any idea where and who
would be willing to teach me the basics of thatching?

Besides needing to learn thatching I need to contact
suppliers of thatching materials.  It would not be
economically sound for me to import these materials
from Western Europe because the cost of the reed would
set me off the market.  I believe suppliers from
Eastern Europe and China would have more competitive
prices.  The Euro is too strong for us.  We are mainly
influenced by the U.S. Dollar and the weakness of this
currency affects our budgets a great deal.  

AlvaroRodriguez@rocketmail.com

   My name is Loránt Tóth and I am a thatched roof maker. I live in Velence, which is not far from Budapest, only 50 kilometres and it is situated near the lake Velencei. I am 32 years old and I have been making thatched roofs for 12 years. I have made thatched roofs not only around the lake Velencei, buti n the whole country with our present firm. I have already been to Holland and Denmark and I have worked there as an enterprenuer and a subcontractor. I have already attained the technology of thatched roof making from both of these countries mentioned above.

 I am learning English. I woluld like to know if you can employ me as a subcontractor or as an employee. If you need more employees it is not a problem. But I am interested in the possibility by myself as well.  If you are interested in my work I will send you some reference material and we can agree by E-mail. 

If you want to have more pieces of information about me or you are interested in my work, please send me  an E-mail. pcbolt@balzsam.hu

 Subject: WATER REED SUPPLY OF TURKEY yesilova_reed@mynet.com
We have a lot of reed now. About 40.000 bundles. FOB 1.70 Euro. Door to door 2.20 Euro are our prices. Ship will be 24.03.2006.We can load the reed this ship.But you have to pay % 80 of total price before loading.After you can pay %20 you got the invoice(receipt). You will get the reed at 14.04.2006(about).WE are pleased working with you.

We are a reed exporter company working for seven years. we have been working with european thatchers. we have a big capasity to harvest manually. we have 700 000 bundles of water reed in our stockplace. and we are continuing to cut till the end of April.
the quality of reeds is too high, 1.20/ 2.00 lenght, 3/ 6 mm thick, 60 cvircumstance a bale, yellow, fine, without leaves and damp. extremelly dry reeds.

best regards

Trading Manager Asistant
Mrs Sultan Türkel

tel: +90 352 231 4994/95
fax:+90 352 231 4955
e mail: yesilova_reed@mynet.com

From: "j.achenbach" j.achenbach@ns.sympatico.ca

Subject: roof reed for sale

Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:51:56 -0500

 Hi,

I have about 1,000 bundles of good domestic roof reed-phragmites -

cut in Newburyport and ready to sell at $5./b., each good for one

square foot of roof. I hope to interest nat build folks with it for

thatched roofs on straw and now i've got the last bugs worked out of

my harvester i hope to cut much more this winter. I'll be glad to

teach what i know about thatching based on the ten or so roofs i've

done and i also have a line on baled phrag which may be fun to try

building with. I wonder if you might be able to help me get the word out?

thanks,

jef achenbach

annapolis royal,ns, can

19/06/2005

Wanted. Straw Trusser for a comber.  contact chris cooke