95 days ago
by frank |
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Barn Tales
….and so i sit,watching the pages of my mind,un-fold before my eyes in splendor, surrounded by this old barn and it’s love….
….old wood and new wood gathered here,calling out my name to come and rest a while,and so after a day of work i leave all behind,to visit with an old friend as friends will do….
….no-secrets between us but what tales we tell,stories of what has been and our dreams to come,shared feelings of how it might have been done,and the pa...
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99 days ago
by frank |
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Twinings of WoodArt
….intertwined we gather,dusk suspends time and i sit,wood spirits apprize….
….i came for a dance,what is the meaning of this,time and wood makes years….
….wood be-comes fleshed out,my priorities give way,what was can now be….
….i am stilled in space,wood–working life liners speak,hands listen to start….
….grace-full is beauty,i see the passion of end,creation is art….—-by flp——————&#...
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101 days ago
by frank |
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Live Wood Joinery
….bladed scarf wood joint,marriage of two be-come one,i rest satisfied….—by flp
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107 days ago
by frank |
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What Lights Up An English Barn
Well I believe that it doesn’t take much to get me talking about barns….or might I add English Barns. I was asked to post some pictures of my barn, but how could I ever just show some pictures without also going into some barn terminology?
From the picture above I am standing on the third floor of the barn….or if some-one is counting the cellar also, then I guess one could say the fourth floor. My wife bartered some homemade jams for ...
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108 days ago
by frank |
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The Meaning of Patience
….sev-en-teen eight-y,two thou-sand nine english barn,my life-time seems small….
….board and batten side,old and new bring character,patience works in me….—-by flp
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115 days ago
by frank |
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A Story of Two Benches
….weathered wood bleeds gray,two benches sit in silence,one will soon pass on….—by flp
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118 days ago
by frank |
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Three Acts of Working the Wood
….three acts of working the wood that have be-spelled me,one is the art of hand-cutting wood joinery,two is the collection and using of old weathered wood,three is the beauty of creating pieces of ‘wood art’….
….one;
….two;
….three;
—-by flp
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121 days ago
by frank |
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Sacred Places of Wood
….herein lies the door to my soul,and where is the worker of wood’s soul to be found,but in the shop of their own making,far re-moved and off the beaten path of to-day’s clutter….
….out here with the wood i can let imagination spread her wings,just as the lady called wisdom also dwells deep within these walls,enter in at this door and one enters a sacred place as time expires,just as in the forest of wood that so encircles me calling out my na...
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122 days ago
by frank |
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Shaker Styling With Wood and....
….shaker styling pine,wood history wrote in knots,wedding gift for friend….—by flp
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268 days ago
by frank |
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Rockin’ Knot
....my angles are true,rockin’ knot declares it’s self,tung oil gives good sheen….—by flp
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