Here are photos of the beautiful hardwood doors I had custom made by a professional fine carpenter named Jose from Guarare. Famous for its annual cultural event named La Mejorana, Guarare is a small traditional Los Santos town located near Las Tablas.
One of the neat things about this country is that in many of the small towns their is one thing that many people are good at. In Arena, near Chitre, everyone makes bread and ceramics. In Guarare many men make their living with wood. It seems as if almost every other house has a wood mill, piles of saw dust, scraps laying around and freshly varnished pieces of furniture on display. Jose’s home is no different, he is a third generation carpenter. He has a nice little shop just out the back door of his house. His neighbor does all the finishing and sealing on his own back porch and apparently inside his living room. As with many of the “sub’s” on this build, I got lucky meeting Jose.
Jose “busted out” the Cedro Amargo doors and a beautiful Teak vanity ahead of schedule.
I am really pleased with Jose’s job. The doors add a nice touch to the house slowly taking shape in Ojo de Agua, Panama.