Monday, September 28, 2009

Making Panpipes STEP ONE

Gather a local plant that offers a hollow pith. Papa Pan used the saw and we chose Japanes Knotweed because it's green in the fall still, in spring we'd pick sturdier willow.
Nature Girl with young growth. See how it looks like bamboo.
Nature Girl uses pruning shears to trim off little side branches and leaves. Watch you don't snip off your fingers!
A clean branch ready to come home.
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