Gymnocladus dioicus deconstructed at 800 rpm

A more singular post than is normal around here, but I am really into taking these high speed photos of spinning wood and stationary steel precipitating a diaspora of fibers and debris. This is a piece of a Kentucky Coffee Tree being made into a bowl.
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Spout Root Spoon Route

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Black walnut spoon with carving and ebonizing.  It is for sale if you would like it.

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spout root15Osage Orange long handled spoon.  It too is for commerce.

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Here is a little of that walnut spoon before it was finished.  The black or ebonizing is made by brushing a little bit of vinegar that has iron oxide (rust) dissolved in it.  It reacts with tannic acid in wood and turns black on contact.

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Now that our does have freshened with the wholesome milk of provision we have soap abounding.  It’s good stuff. spout root05 spout root06

A Vessel, Strange and Unknown Finds Walking Man

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A vessel from the earth, strange and unknown, baring forth both blood and fire, finds Walking Man

 When You Spoke, guitar, accordion, banjo, and voice.

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Walking Man, Root

A new drawing of Walking Man with some contextual review.  And a traditional tune called The Gobby-O, played by the skin of my teeth on the tenor banjo, with spoons and guitar.

Walking Man Becomes a Tree

Walking Man Works At Becoming a Tree

The Unmixing of Walking Man

The Unmixing of Walking Man

Walking Man on a boat in the mist

Walking Man on a boat in the mist

 

Walking Man in the Sea

Walking Man in the Sea

The Comissioning of Walking Man into a Mystery and Problem

The Comissioning of Walking Man into a Mystery and Problem

Walking Man and the Miracle of the Flying Fish

Walking Man and the Miracle of the Flying Fish

Walking Man in the Tunnel of the Ancient

Walking Man in the Tunnel of the Ancient

Walking Man Recovering that which was Lost

Walking Man Recovering that which was Lost

The Legend of Walking Man

The Legend of Walking Man

Adamant

Adamant

Walking Man of the Woods and City

Walking Man of the Woods and City

Everything, Everything

The Sign of Jonah, guitar and voice

The ocean of images from the deluge of early February

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If you like Jonah, check out my friend Robbie Pruitt’s opus.