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Sonny Morrison on sea conditions and storms.
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The Broom Lady in Boykin, S.C. demonstrates making a broom.
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Morrison on the placement of turtle excluders on his nets.
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Sonny Morrison on the shape of a net.
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Sonny Morrison on his unique invention the turtle excluder, a device for fishing nets that allows turtles to escape while keeping the fish.
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The Broom Place, located in Boykin, South Carolina is an amazing shop where you step back in time right when you walk through the doors. Susan Simpson is known around town as "The Broom Lady."
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Adding Layers. The broom form begins to take shape after applying "hips" of broomcorn to the base of the handle. Hips add surface area to the sweeping end of the broom, while adding a foundation for...
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Cutting the Broom. The final step in creating a broom is to straighten out the sweeping end with a pair of scissors, a step Peter calls "giving the broom a haircut."
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Starting. In the first step of the broom making process, Peter prepares the base of the wood handle for weaving. The first layer of broomcorn is attached by wrapping the material with strong cord.
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The unique geology of the "Fall Line " forms rocky, whitewater rapids typical of the Blue Ridge on the Saluda River near Columbia, South Carolina. Much of the land along this section of river is...