The woodworker has been busy again. This time he is making crochet hooks for all the pioneer ladies since plastic hooks just won't do. Besides, it is a good excuse to play with his little lathe. He makes the handle on the lathe and then hand carves the hook on the end. They are like snowflakes: no two are alike!
For fun he likes to make them from different types of wood. The woods used, from top to bottom in the picture, are: zebra Wood, beech, mahogany, bloodwood, pear, black walnut and maple. The wood is all modern except for the mahogany. It came from an antique tool, so is probably at least 100 years old!
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