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Steve Oneschuk says he has learned that perfection isn't perfect in carving birds from wood
Steve Oneschuk says he has learned that perfection isn't perfect in carving birds from wood

Steve Oneschuk says he has learned that perfection isn't perfect in carving birds from wood

Date12/29/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Steve Oneschuk says he has learned that perfection isn't perfect in carving birds from wood. (At first) I got every feather. . . perfect but the fact . . . is, a bird's feathers aren't perfect. Now I carve faults and irregularities.
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Steve Oneschuk says he has learned that perfection isn't perfect in carving birds from wood
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