Cwalker935
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My parents struggled to make ends meet throughout my early childhood. They were finally able to buy their first home in 1970. One of Dad’s first home improvements was to plant a tree. He got a cutting from someplace and put it in water, after a week or two it developed roots and Dad planted it beside the carport of his new house. I was amazed at the time. He said it was a corkscrew elm (I have not been able to find such a tree and think it might be a corkscrew willow). The tree grew fast and had these skinny crinkly leaves that made a huge mess. One of my jobs during my later teens was to clean those leaves out of the gutters. Mom and Dad lived in that house until three years ago until it became unmanageable for them and sold the house.
The new owners cut down Dad’s tree. One of the old neighbors saved me a log from the tree so I turned this bowl. 14” in diameter finished with Howard’s Feed and Wax
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The new owners cut down Dad’s tree. One of the old neighbors saved me a log from the tree so I turned this bowl. 14” in diameter finished with Howard’s Feed and Wax
