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Texas Whittling Legacy From Sam Houston To Alamo Violin
A Dallas Morning News feature notes Texas whittling as a craft. It highlights Sam Houston as a leading pioneer whittler, tells of toys and heart designs, and cites a 1913 Alamo violin carved with pocketknives. The piece frames whittling as a lasting Texas tradition celebrated in Houston and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Texas
Hether
Sam Houston
Whittler
Houston
Galveston
United States Senate
Redmen
Texas Army
Republic of Texas
United States
State of
Alamo Fort
Alamo
Wahnundergoaing
San Jacinto
Whittlier
Dallas
Commonwealth
A. T. Jackson
Dallas Morning News
Mr. Jackson