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Photo: #That was the sound of Roger Abrahamson, a mainstay at the Minnesota State Fair. He uses a wooden lathe made from tree branches to turn wood that he carves into bowls.
Photo: #Abrahamson uses a variety of hooks to carve out long spaghetti-like strands of wood from the inside or outside of each bowl.
Photo: #Abrahamson steps down on one fork-shaped tree-branch, which is connected by rope to the lathe and to a longer tree branch, which bends to provide the spring-action necessary to turn the lathe.
Photo: #Abrahamson's wood lathe uses no electric parts and is made from tree branches to turn wood that he carves into bowls.
Photo: #Some of the finished bowls, before Abrahamson paints them.
Photo: #One of Abrahamson's finished, painted bowls.
Photo: #In past years Abrahamson has been inside the blacksmith's shop in Heritage Square. This year, for the first time, he has his own tent set up outdoors.
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State Fair mystery sounds: Day 6

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio
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With so many different things to eat, see, smell and do, more than 1.5 million people are expected to pass through the turnstiles by the time the Mighty Midway closes on Labor Day.

Well, you'll have to go see some of the state's top arts and crafts on display for yourself, taste the latest foods on a stick and sniff the animal barns on your own time.

But, each weekday during the Minnesota State Fair All Things Considered we will indulge your ears and bring you some mystery sounds from the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Click on the audio clip and listen to the sound. Find out the answer by clicking on the photo above the clip.

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