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Working cattle yoke manufactured in Adair Co. by Junior Walker 2007-01-23 - Photo By Ed Waggener. Junior Walker, Sparksville, Adair County's most enterprising man, had this newly crafted working cattle yoke on display at Flatwoods Grocery yesterday, January 22, 2007. The main part yoke is carved of buckeye, and the bows are carved from hickory. The steel ring was made in Walker's own smithy, on his own blacksmith forge It's the fifth yoke Mr. Walker has made since he carved his first at age 12, for neighbor, Oscar Gowen who was trying to work steers without a yoke. Tools employed were a drawing knife, chisel, and, for smoothing, a chainsaw. The yokes take about 3 days to make, Walker said. This one is for his daughter Cindy to use as decorative art in her den, but he's at work on a second that he'll sell for $150. Walker's yokes are practical. "They are raising red cattle to work like oxen now," he said, "and of course you can work steers, if you train them while they're young." Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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