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What’s the real cost?

Posted on Monday, June 26, 2017 by George Crawford

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“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

Mountain dulcimer.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

Bodhrans.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

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My traveling bucksaw.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

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

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

And I added a leather thong.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

The sacred connection.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

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.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

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

Taking a break.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

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.

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