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From Charlie Whitt:
After several failed attempts to make a conventional broom from the Hungarian, black-seeded broom corn I grew in my vegetable garden last year, I concluded that they were just too darned hard to make. And brooms shouldn’t be so pretty either. The students at Berea make beautiful brooms that are nothing short of works of art. What a waste. You can’t sweep out the pigeon house with a broom like that.
So I decided to employ methods utilizing supplies on hand in my shop. Screw clamps are great for holding the broom on the stick. Couple of bits of maple and some dry wall screws give it that “out-swept broomish” look.
My broom might be a tad heavier than one you buy, but anyone who has swept up heavy debris knows that inertia can be important in a good broom.
Postscript: Charlie also says:
I’d love to be able to make a pretty broom but I reckon I’m too old to learn the technique. If anyone wants any Hungarian black-seeded broom corn black seeds, I’ll be glad to send them some free. Just refund me the postage.
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Dear readers,
I am having big problems with connectivity so it may be a day or two before I manage any significant activity here.
Meantime, may I suggest that you click on over to Helen’s place and read about the upcoming issue of the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.
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