Chairmaker

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1975

Creator: Appalachian film workshop inc.

Complete Record: An 80 year old man begins with chopping down one tree and ends with a beautifully crafted rocking chair. Shows his experienced hands and well-worn knife. this "how-to" film is about how to make a chair. A folk artist creating his craft in the context of his everyday life. Dewey Thompson embodies both the skills and values that were once widespread throughout rural America (incl. appalachia).