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Craft
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Craft
A speaker made of clay
Someone threw it on a wheel and put a cone inside. It sounds like a room, not a box.
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Rebinding paperbacks
Old books falling apart get new spines in cloth. Slow work for winter evenings.
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Planing a board flat
You think you are making it smooth. Really you are learning which way the grain runs.
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A chair I keep not throwing out
One spindle is loose. I have the glue. I sit in it anyway and listen to it complain.
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The Lamp Kept Watch While the Green Wall Held Its Breath
Embroidery that is trying to look expensive usually looks nervous.
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Paper that wants to be folded
Thick, rough, a bit expensive. I bought a stack and have not dared use it.
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The bowl that cracked on purpose
I paid for a hairline fracture and then I used it for breakfast.
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A shelf for one pot
I made a small wooden stand for a plant. It took longer than the plant took to grow.
