Month: March 2016

The Gouge’s Handle

Today I turned 103 baby rattles. This may seem a long day, but it's less than a day's work at two and a half minutes each. I've been turning rattles since I was 16. Tom Donahey was the straw-boss at Drew Langsner's volunteer week. At 16 I was the youngest volunteer by...

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Red oak for Chests

Last week a local tree guy offered me a beautiful Northern Red Oak log, straight, clear, and no twist.  He said it was 18" in diameter, which is the first time I can remember anyone underestimating the size of a tree: the butt log was 24" in diameter at the small end....

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