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| "LITTLE BROTHER" IS ON THE LEFT WITH "ROXY" (THE CAT) OVERSEEING OUR WORK. SENSEI IS ON THE RIGHT AND "IN THE MOMENT". NOT THE BEST PICTURE OF THE ABURANUKI PROCESS BUT I HOPE YOU GET THE IDEA. |
| ROXY HAS MANAGED TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF OUR WORK. FORTUNATELY, SHE DOESN'T INSIST ON CORRECTING US ALL OF THE TIME. |
| HERE'S A BETTER VIEW OF OUR WORK. |
| HERE'S A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF MY OLD WORK SHOP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I (LITERALLY) BUILT THE SHOP FROM THE GROUND UP AND MANY OF THE SPECIALIZED TOOLS FOR SHAKUHACHI MAKING. |
| HERE'S A PICTURE TO SHOW THE SCALE OF MY WORKSHOP. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN RIGHT AFTER A "BREAKING" LESSON WITH MY FRIEND (AND STUDENT) LORRENZO. |
| HEAVEN'S GATE |
| I COULD SPEND ALL DAY HERE |
| HERE'S ME AND LITTLE BROTHER CAREFULLY PICKING ROOT-ENDS. NODAL PLACEMENT WAS EXCELLENT ON SO MANY OF THESE CULMS. |
| CHECKING THE TOP HALF FOR YOKOBUE. YOU CAN SEE A GREAT CULM IN THE FOREGROUND TOO! |
| CAROLE AND LENNY SHOW US SOME OF THEIR EXTENSIVE DRIED STALKS. MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PLACE! |
| CLEANING UP SOME ROOT ENDS BY THE POND. |
| THIS ONE'S TOUGH... |
| ABURANUKI! |
| SOME FROM THIS YEAR'S HARVEST. |
| THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS |
| MY "NESTING" HAKO. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE GETS THE MOST USE |
| IT'S USUALLY CLAMPED DOWN TO THE WORK BENCH LIKE THIS. |
| I MADE HANDLES AND SHEATHES FOR MY FILES SO THEY WOULDN'T GET DAMAGED IN MY TOOL BOX. THESE TOOLS SEE ALOT OF USE AND I REALLY ENJOY THE PERSONALIZED FEELING THAT THEY HAVE. |
| THE ROUND FILE HAS A MADAKE' SHEATH AND THE HANDLE IS A PRUNED TREE BRANCH FROM A FRIEND. THE FLAT FILE HAS A POPLAR HANDLE AND SCRAP LAUAN SHEATH. |
| I WAS TAUGHT TO WEAR GLOVES WHEN I WORK. IT'S BECOME HABIT NOW. |
| HERE'S A FEW MORE HAND MADE TOOLS. IN THE BACK IS A HOME-MADE PAINT/OIL APPLICATOR MADE FROM A LONG PIECE OF BAMBOO, SOME BLUE TAPE, AND A LINT-FREE PIECE OF CLOTH. IN THE MIDDLE ARE VARIOUS DOWELS WITH SANDPAPER GLUED ON. GRITS RANGE FROM 50 TO 600. IN FRONT AT THE FAR RIGHT IS A WOODEN KNIFE MADE FROM A PIECE OF MADAKE'. ALL OF THESE THINGS GET USED ON A REGULAR BASIS. |
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