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Ok... But a fair amount of folks wanted to play with your pen Dale, just to see if they could get the grains to match up... And I got scolded several (two) times for opening the case and letting them handle/play/fondle/abuse your pen! I did apologize for ignoring the rules: "Do Not Touch." But I thought that was a suggestion
Inspector Clouseau said..."If I let you to allow folks to pick up your stuff...they will want to pick up Binh Pho's stuff..." I was not sure what the problem was... Dale vs Binh Pho???
Yea, a lot of fun!
I can spend days in exhibits like that because i like it all. From the scroll saw work and the intarsia to the grandfather clocks and all the furniture with the string inlays. All the turning pieces and the art work was amazing. The toothpick work is truely amazing. It is the craftsmanship and talent and ideas that is truely amazing and I can appreciate every item there because i have somewhat of an understanding of what goes into it. To see all this talent in one show is truely mind numbing. As I said they would have had to kick me out of there. Then the vendors and there was some nice timber there that I would have been walking out with. Looked through all these photos a couple times and every time i see something different.