2016-06-08
"I never approached this saying, 'This would be a great skill to have because everybody needs an acanthus carver,'" he says, "but it evolved into a passion that became practical." Bob Yorburg is the man who saves carousel horses from the glue factory. (Ariana Michelle Igneri for Narratively; warning for the first gif, if you are given to dizziness.)
A short video, also by Igneri, of Yorburg at work.
Yorburg's own gallery of creations. And don't you need his handmade band organ playing "Oklahoma!" in your life? More details and the story behind the build here (.pdf).