Greetings and good health to you all!

New England has been blessing us with gorgeous weather these past few days: the air is warming, the tulips are pushing their ways up; spring is fast approaching! You know what that means, don't you? I can soon kick Valos outdoors for his staff crafting, of course! What else?
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As promised, I come bearing photographs of one of his finished ironwood staves; and a nice rooty staff it is!

The piece is finished with a natural stain, which enhances the ironwood's true hues and accentuates the grain of the wood.

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 Now, this piece would be perfect for a dainty priestess or wench, but not so fitting for a taller gentleman - unless you enjoy frequent, sharp pokes to the eye, that is. Its roots sit at about six feet high, as you can see.

Come back next week for more pictures of finished pieces!

Fare thee well,
Naomi

 
Greetings and good health!

Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Naomi, herbalist by trade, trouble maker by hobby. Valos asked me to keep you fine folks updated on his crafty activities from here on, so you're stuck with me. Lucky you!

Lately, Valos resembles a man possessed.  Oh, I'm a healer, you're thinking, so why don't I just heal him and be done with it. How clever. A little cabin fever never hurt anyone, now did it?

Valos spends hours hunched over large pieces of wood, sawdust flying everywhere - and I mean everywhere. He only pauses his frenzied sanding to slather on a fresh coat of stain or polyurethane. The stinging scent is enough to drive any sane woman mad!

Ah, but his feverish efforts are not in vain. He'll have a fair lineup of finished staves to show off come faire season.

His aqua hued, ocean-themed staff is marvelous, and I shall be sad to see it go once someone buys it. I'll take care not to get too attached, lest someone need to pry it from my grip later on.

There are several more staves in the works, including four ironwood pieces he is refining for a rustic yet elegant finish.

Another staff I look forward to seeing completed soon is a spiral-topped work of wonder. Words don't do it justice, so I won't even try. Pictures of this and the others will be up on both the blog and the finished work page soon!

That's all for now! Fare thee well,
Naomi