Twenty years ago, I bought two huge boards for about one hundred dollars. They were made out of Ipé hardwood. I wanted to make a big rancher’s table out of one slab and two matching benches out of the other slab. The boards were old when we left Altamira 15 years ago. This week we cut one in half and made two huge swings. Everyone loves them because they can all swing at once. Brazilians love doing things together.