Husbandry in Harvest

Sally In The Garden, traditional fiddle tune performed on banjo and fiddle
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Butchering Chickens A’ La Tom Sawyer

(WARNING:  this post contains chicken nudity and other images associated with the butchering of poultry)

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I had so much excellent help from four amazing people that I felt like Tom Sawyer on fence painting day.

the next generation

The next generation

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 stuffspout root05 spout root06