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Secret Codes, Exploring Mars, and Striving for Greatness

Thursday, February 25, 2021Thursday, February 25, 2021 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

Dare Might Things... “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1899.

Ostrich Egg Globe ca. 1500

Friday, August 23, 2013Friday, August 23, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

From Discover Magazine online... Engraved Ostrich Egg Globe is Oldest to Depict the New World By Breanna Draxler | August 19, 2013 1:18 pm The first known globe to include the New World was recently found at a London map fair—an impressive 500 year survival for it being engraved into ostrich eggs. According to analysis … Continue reading Ostrich Egg Globe ca. 1500

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

Mountain dulcimer.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

Or just click the image to get to the gallery.

Taking a break.

Bodhrans.

And I added a leather thong.

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

My traveling bucksaw.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

The sacred connection.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

Bodhrans.

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.