I refinished the eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) box a woman ordered for her 25th anniversary present for her husband. Due to fact that there is a hurricane on I drove over to her town to deliver it so she would have it before the actual anniversary. She was very pleased with it and is certain her husband will like it too. Here is what the sky looked like over there:
On my way home I drove past a friend's house and saw her tending her garden. I stopped and we had a great talk. We usually walk together but the heat has prevented that since June so it was good to see her. I took pictures of the flowers in her garden - she does great work:
Bach on hand bells led to my friend Mamady Keita, which led to AADE and Baba Chuck Davis, which led to some awesome marimba playing and this happened. I better stop.
I have a rawhide former drum head sitting nearby - I used to build drums like those in that video, but I couldn't sell them, so I stopped making them. But hearing them played reminds me why I used to do such things.
Mamady:
I called him "Mon petit frere" as he is a month younger than I am.
I used to make djembes, but once again, I just barely managed to sell what I made. I started with a neighbor's maple log pictured below on the lower right:
Then I turned a djembe with its shape based on the thrust nozzle of a Saturn V rocket:
It is loud, but not Saturn V loud.
Today I finished a red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana) robox:
