by Rick | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
Today, I’m changing the meaning of the phrase, “For Pete’s sake.” Usually, that phrase is spoken in exasperation or frustration, like the time my brother took the saw from me because I was cutting a crooked line and he said, “For Pete’s sake, here, let me do that.”...
by Rick | Feb 29, 2020 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog
How would you divide this massive trunk into blocks of beauty? That’s my number one question as I get ready to fire up the chainsaw. Out of this exquisite beauty, I will create various works of wood art – predomiantly wood turnings (especially bowls) and...
by Rick | Feb 29, 2020 | Blog
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by Rick | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
My love affair with wood began in high school shop class. Since then, I’ve been involved in all phases from working in a sawmill to building houses to building furniture and, lately, creating works of art on a wood lathe. Although I was reluctant to take up this...
by Rick | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I wasn’t sure what I was looking at through my camera, but I knew Floyd would later explain it to me. Child showing “Baba Nyundo” respect In many villages, where the street ends, the paths begin. Floyd and I had just visited the home of Zulpha and her...
