Not Going Well.

I was hoping to report that I would have  the third amud done tonight, but things haven’t exactly gone well.  While the second amud was a joy to write, the third has been just painful.  I had one kulmus (quill) die on me, another crack, and had to cut a new one.  I also discovered a very tiny tear in the klaf that will have to be repared.  And there is lint sticking to the surface of the klaf (parchment). And this is only the tip of the iceberg!

At some point I will probably write a post regarding the ways in which things can go wrong when writing a sefer torah.    So far , the third amud has been an encyclopedia of everything that could go awry.   To my eye, the third column looks as if it was written by a five-year-old (albeit one who was well trained in safrus).   However, it is still more than salvageable    I have about 4 hours of writing, sanding, and checking needed to finish the third amud and will hopefully post photos tomorrow after I have had a chance to fix it up and re-write some sections.

A gute Vokh!

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