In mid-November we visited Chalon at Olivier Woodworking in Natchitoches to buy some Christmas gifts. She was making reindeer from scraps of cypress patterned from a design of one that her father had made years ago. We bought a "herd" of them. While we were there she took us out into the shop to give me a couple pieces of cypress from their scrap bin, knowing that I enjoy making crosses.
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| Chalon Olivier with reindeer |
One of the boards was such beautiful natural wood. From it I made ten crosses that were so handsome that I didn't apply any finish. When we visited in early December to buy some more reindeer, I took most of the crosses and gave them to Chalon for her, her daughter, and those who work in the shop.
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| Completed, left unfinished |
