Max Woody - Chairmaker for the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Max Woody was a 5th generation chairmaker in McDowell County in Western North Carolina. For decades, Woody has worked to not only perfect his craft but to promote the richness of Appalachian culture throughout the region. This interview was part of a series of oral histories focusing on mountain elders and their traditional way of life of the Southern Appalachians produced by the Center for Cultural Preservation. For more information go to www.saveculture.org. Want to watch more about Max Woody? Mosey on over to the Center's Oral History Archive at saveculture.org/elder-wisdom-oral-history-archive/ for full oral histories.
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OUTSTANDING! A VIDEO THAT THE "CHILDREN" OF TODAY NEED TO WATCH IN ORDER TO SEE HOW DIFFICULT LIVE REALLY WAS BACK IN THE DAY!!
I'm a shop teatcher by trade here in northern Sweden, but like folks before me i built my knowledge years before i got to be a teacher. Built my own forge and blacksmith shed at 16 years old at my parents place in the nearby woods and started making knives and other tools. Been working as a teacher for 20 years now and a tear comes to my eye hearing about those letters on a blue day...cause them letters i got them to read to you know. Knowledge don't whey much and working with your hands is a sure way to both inner peace and life long health benefits in form of friendship and a paycheck. ❤
@barkebaat
4 күн бұрын
Gode ord fra en god mann. Hilsen en norsk snekker. PS - du finner meg på Substack - Norwegian Woodworker :-)
Simply amazing..Another example of a great man forged from adversity. Much respect!
MY KINDA PEEPS,LOVE HEARING THESE GUYS TALK,EVEN LOVE TO WATCH THEM CREATE EVEN MORE
Such a good story
Great man. See him most every Sunday in our church. My Dad and uncles when they were young were kept by Mr Woody while my grandparents worked etc his wife is kin to us
@poisonwater7241
6 жыл бұрын
aww0181 This gentleman is talking about things I am acquainted with and have experienced much ( some) of it myself! A man who has lived through some of life's trying times! A man with a head full of history that will be lost to never be remembered!
@SordidandSalted
6 жыл бұрын
aww0181 Is Mr. Woody still in good health?
@plumeja
11 күн бұрын
@@poisonwater72417:50
ain't there a Woody's chair shop or store in Spruce Pine NC right or wrong
My Grandfather, Luther Woody, from Murphy, NC was a chair maker..Wonder if any relation? Thanks for Sharing
This video was too short! Mr. Woody had much more to tell us, at least me!
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