Otto "Boots" Faustin

A Trinidadian Panmaker in British Columbia

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Boots outside his pan shed
Coffee Dregs, circa 1977
A pan in the making
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Boots diagnoses the problem
He pounds and shapes the metal from the top
He reshapes the note from below
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Boots always has a few pans on hand
The shelf of essential pan tuning items
His collection of tools
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Keep important info handy at all times
Award from the pan community
Leaving the shed
These photos were taken during our last trip to visit Boots in June, 2004.
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