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"Wood is the flesh of a once-living tree, and like all living things, it was unique. Unlike stone or glass or sand or clay, which have greater although varying levels of alter-ability, each piece of wood will have its own grain and knots and makeup and will only be suitable for making specific items. As a woodcarver once told me, the trick is not to grab a piece of wood and force it to be a bowl or spoon or some item. It is to find the piece of wood that already has that bowl or spoon in it, and cut away anything that is not that thing ..."
"Wood is the flesh of a once-living tree, and like all living things, it was unique. Unlike stone or glass or sand or clay, which have greater although varying levels of alter-ability, each piece of wood will have its own grain and knots and makeup and will only be suitable for making specific items. As a woodcarver once told me, the trick is not to grab a piece of wood and force it to be a bowl or spoon or some item. It is to find the piece of wood that already has that bowl or spoon in it, and cut away anything that is not that thing ..."