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A true craftsman reveals the soul of wood through the alchemy of lathe work, pyrography, and oil finishing. As the spinning blank meets sharp gouges, ribbons of aromatic shavings fall away to uncover ...

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A man sentenced to death for the brutal murder of his wife and children, in a horrific act of self-mutilation, gouged out both of his eyes and ate them in an attempt to avoid execution. Andre Thomas ...

A man on death row for killing his wife and children before removing both of their hearts, gouged both of his eyes out and ate them in a desperate attempt to avoid execution. Andre Thomas was ...

A death row inmate, who murdered his wife and children before removing their hearts, gouged out his own eyes in a desperate bid to evade execution. Andre Thomas was handed the death sentence in 2005, ...

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