Ignore the projects. My blue jean project, my painting project, and my sewing project should be ignored. We are looking at a dipper gourd and a bird house gourd.
Today I am removing seeds to plant and in the process making something our ancestors used.
I thought I had a saw blade for my handy Dremel but had to use what I professionally call a "bur thingy". I drilled holes around and kept working til I opened the gourd.
You can pick the seeds out or scrape them out
along with the white insides.
You don't want that floating in a dipper of fresh spring water.
With the seeds removed I sanded the edges smooth, removed the pith and drilled a hole in the handle.
With a cord through the drilled hole it is ready to hang by the spring for a handy way to "dip" and drink fresh spring water.
