BandiI skin sticks. Bark off, with a carving knife, one layer at a time. Most sticks have three layers: the outer one you can be careless with, the middle one you have to watch, the inner one you keep.

BandiCarving opens a new road; skinning follows a path already written in the wood. My hands are busy, so my mind can slow down, and what's left is quieter and clearer. The stick doesn't need to be perfect. Neither do I.