Cutting up a kaya tree

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Cutting up a kaya tree

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Photos of tough old men cutting up a tree. I get blisters just thinking about it.

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Such a beautiful tree too :)
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Re: Cutting up a kaya tree

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Looking for some fascinating reading and remarkable photographs? This book is often available in larger libraries:

http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Tree-Master-Woodworkers-Reflections/dp/0870119036

Nakashima explores the act of destroying a tree to create something else. Philosophically, is that achieving the tree's higher purpose? Or is it an avoidable assault?
David Bogie, Boise ID
I play go, I ride a recumbent, of course I use Macintosh.
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