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THE POTTER'S HELPER

10/11/2021

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My talented daughter Erin has become a potter and is turning out some lovely work,  Here she is unloading the kiln
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and showing her mother and son the results
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But she lacked a stamp to sign her pottery creations- and so I determined to make her one
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 I took from my wood storage a piece of boxwood cut from an old hedge in 1985. Boxwood is the hardest wood that I know of,  I turned this on my lathe,
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Cut a "cramp"to hold it in the vise and sketched out her E design
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then with tiny chisels and files the carving began
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And voila, two stamps of different sizes,  E for Erin. signatures for her pottery pieces.
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But back to Luthery- I wanted to get the bridge onto Diann's tenor.
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Glued and clamped- it will be singing soon
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Diann Worzalla
10/12/2021 05:39:38 am

It's wonderful to see how the creative juices flow in your family! And... I am absolutely amazed at the build process of my tenor and am honored to be the recipient of such a lovingly created instrument. Thank you!

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