Field day of the past

Field Day of the Past was going on while we were in Virginia (https://fielddayofthepast.net/), so we drove over to see what there was to see on Saturday.

Chain saw carving

This machine was set up to make broom handles...

... unfortunately, it wasn't running at the time we were there.

This machine was set up to cut wooden spoons (like for ice cream).

An example of one of the spoons along with the waste wood that was cut off (probably not the waste wood from that specific spoon, just as an example).

This lady does caning - cane bottom chairs and rush bottom chairs -- preserving an art from the past.

These ladies were spinning fiber (I think yarn).

This lady was making a broom...

... this gentleman was also in the broom-making area -- I think he may have been tying the reeds together.

Is that a reproduction of an early RV?

Inside the "early RV"

Right nice looking!

Examples of barbed wire

The fellow with the "RV" was recruiting cowboys -- he attempted to recruit my 3 great-nephews...

They learned how to brand (a piece of wood).

Finished brand

He wrote a personal message to each of the boys on the back of their branded piece of wood.

This lady and her husband were demonstrating twisting cord (or yarn) to make rope.

Each of the boys got to pick out three colors of yarn, and then she had them twist it into a length of "rope" that each could tie around his wrist.

This man was demonstrating turning a wooden bowl.

Some of his finished product

We enjoyed listening to this bluegrass, country, gospel group -- Mountain Highway. A dad, his two daughters, and a friend make up the group -- if you want to see some videos, you can find some here: https://mountainhighway.com/videos/

It was a fun day!