By hand, by heart: Working with wood seals bond between father and son
As the afternoon waned, George Dyson Sr. sat in the softening light, rhythmically burnishing the handle of a wooden spoon he made years ago — before the heart attacks, before the strokes. With each methodic pass of wood on wood, the deep, umber-colored bois d’arc handle released a glow, preening in the hands of its maker.