Short Story: the Birth of Hand-Carved Griffin Bowls Master carver Jerry Griffin came to visit me on September 15, 2011, with the aim of selecting a tupelo tree for his and Linda's projects. His requirements were more modest than I had expected, so within a couple of hours his sections were at his workshop for ageing. This brief page describes the harvest.
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The floodplain of the Allapacoochee Creek (known now as the Ten-mile Creek) has abundant tupelo trees and Jerry was quick to find one that met his needs and was relatively close to my road to Cow Lake. |
Having a recently serviced saw made short work of my taking a section out of the leaning side. My good intention was to leave a hinge . . . |
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by cutting on the top side (above) to allow the tree to fall gradually as the hinge gave way. Good plan, but the tree hung up, which is my nightmare scenario. Anyhow, with a little careful sawing, the tree eased on down . . . |
and I cut it up according to sections marked off by Jerry. |
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We loaded the sections onto the RTV; Jerry soon treated the ends for controlled drying for a year before his real work will begin. |
Return to Documentation for this page. Last edit: Oct 11, 2011. |
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